Some Straight Talk about Polyamory
With popular media and scholars unabashed about popularizing “consensual non-monogamy,” it’s time for some straight talk about the realities behind the alluring rhetoric of “open love.”
Tag: Interpersonal relationships
Pornography: An Aphrodisiac or Cold Shower?
A new study questions whether or not consensual use of pornography among partners can improve intimacy or the quality of the couple’s sex life.
Honesty is Hard. Let’s Not Give Up On It.
If we seek to be more honest, a good first step would be to improve our relationship to the people we are being dishonest with.
Saving Meghan’s Fairytale
All across the globe, people have different theories of what went wrong with the Meghan and Harry fairytale. Most explanations, however, offer little hope of any redemption from the mess. There is one notable exception.
Deciding Who to Trust
The question of trust is front and center in crises in America today. Some declare a need to “trust more”—while others insist on less and a need for more scrutiny and critique. What if they are both right?
Tying a Stronger Knot: Overcoming Contemporary Marital Myths
It’s surprisingly common for newly-weds (and others anticipating marriage) to hear cynical, jaded remarks about the likelihood of future marital happiness. For their sake, it’s time to set the record straight.
Personal Reconciliation: A Pathway to Peace
In our heightened political times, it is crucial to have the skills to heal the wounds of conflict. Here’s how.
Towards a Less Depressing Story about Depression
Depression is real and often excruciating. Let’s not make it worse by persuading people it is invariably life-long and based on permanent, intrinsic deficiency.
Living Well with Depression—My Personal Journey
Learning to live well with major depressive disorder through holistic self-care spanning the biological, psychological, relational and spiritual.
Working from Home? Let Me Show You the Ropes
As the coronavirus pandemic is spreading throughout the world, working from home is becoming the new norm — but will it change how we interact?
Is Ideology Dividing Us — or Something Else?
Despite the appearance of a sharp competition between coherent ideologies, could it be that America is divided by group loyalties and resentments more than anything else?
