Sexless relationships have 4 findings that explain why the distance is rarely about attraction
Sexless relationships are one of the most common and least discussed challenges in long-term partnerships. Research estimates that between 15 and 20 percent of married couples have sex fewer than ten times per year, which meets the clinical definition of a sexless marriage, and that a significantly larger proportion experience a level of intimacy decline […]
Oxytocin has 4 findings that explain why some couples stay deeply connected while others slowly drift
Oxytocin is the hormone that most people have heard described as the love hormone or the bonding hormone, usually in a context that makes it sound like a warm and fuzzy chemical footnote to the more dramatic neuroscience of attraction. The reality of what oxytocin is doing inside relationships is considerably more interesting and considerably […]
Love languages just earned 4 clinical confirmations that make them a real relationship tool
Love languages have occupied a peculiar position in the relationship conversation since Gary Chapman introduced the framework in 1992. The concept, which proposes that people give and receive love most effectively through five distinct modes including words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch, became one of the most widely […]
Relationship anxiety is harming 5 in 10 couples in 4 ways that new research confirmed
Relationship anxiety is the specific fear that a partnership you value is more fragile, more threatened, or more contingent on your behavior than it actually is. It is the 3 a.m. spiral about whether your partner’s quietness means something is wrong. It is the compulsive checking for reassurance that temporarily relieves the anxiety and then […]