Young people are tired of swiping. Now they want serendipity.
Romance in America has never been easy.
Your repeated attraction to a certain “type” may come down more to psychological comfort than a mysterious connection.
For decades, sitting was both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.
Couples’ personalities can become more similar over time—but the causes are still enigmatic.
The ways that Americans used to learn child-rearing are falling apart. The new ones aren’t filling the gaps left behind.
Living alone tends to be idolized as a sign of maturity. But maybe that’s misguided.
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
First impressions can be unreliable. That doesn’t mean you need to slog through a boring romance.
The most social social media these days is … texting. And it’s gotten overwhelming.
The case for love-life balance
There’s no harm in fantasies, even if you know they’ll never come true.
Why is matchmaking having a renaissance?
The “Zoom wave” is awkward, corny, and vital.
When people lose the ability to control their circumstances, their selves sometimes evolve instead.
Conventional wisdom says you should take time to process a breakup before you start a new romance. Research suggests the opposite.
Multilingual relationships are a crash course in putting yourself out there.
Discomfort with intimacy seems to be on the rise—and no one’s quite sure why.
The way someone was raised often shows up in the way they raise their own kids—for better or worse.
For partners to make it “official,” they have to survive the period between acquaintanceship and closeness. But that’s when people tend to be especially bad at communicating.