Throughout my Psychology Today series, I have written about the concept of deceptive affection. This is a concept I proposed around 2009 and it describes what happens when feeling and communicating ...

In an era of consumerism, where love is often equated with lavish gifts and expensive dates, a counter-movement is gaining traction. Couples and friends alike are discovering that the most profound ...

Understanding and expressing love languages can transform relationships from good to extraordinary. While discussing love languages openly helps, showing them naturally creates deeper, more authentic ...

Understanding your dog’s behavior can deepen the bond you share. Often, behaviors viewed as nuisances are actually signs of ...

*At first glance these two seem like an unlikely pair. She’s a former first lady and a Democrat. He’s a former president and a Republican. Oh yeah, she’s black and he’s white and they’re both from ...

Thanks to the internet, everyone on the planet knows Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) engaged in some pretty disgusting public behavior. I’m referring, of course, to vaping. That stuff is nasty. How she ...

If you own a dog or have ever been around dogs, you know that they can show tremendous love and affection for their owners.

With all the mystery of a tiny seed, emotional intimacy encloses you and your beloved into the smallest of spaces. There the two of you, defying the mathematical logic of one plus one, inexplicably ...

You think it’s just about texting habits or how often you like to cuddle—but underneath all of that is something deeper. The way you attach, the way you love, the way you expect to be loved—it’s all ...