How Your Relationships Affect Your Health
A new book argues that, to be healthy, we should prioritize our social health as much as our physical and mental health.
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Can You Have a Committed Partnership With a Friend?
A new book highlights people who have chosen to create intimate, long-term partnerships with friends to enrich their lives.
Seeing People as Individuals Reduces Political Hostility
A new study suggests one way to reduce dehumanization and polarization.
How to Build Cities That Aren’t Segregated by Income
Rich and poor are more separate in big cities than in smaller towns, but different urban design can help change that.
Ghosting Someone May Hurt You as Much as It Hurts Them
A new study finds that people who cut off communication with someone without an explanation may suffer depressive symptoms afterward.
Seven Guidelines for Healthy Social Connection
If loneliness is an epidemic, governments can offer public health guidelines for connection—which is exactly what Canada is working on.
What Kind of Support Do Moms Need?
Instead of judgment and unreasonable expectations, what mothers need is love and care—from friends, partners, and each other.
The Upsides of Being Single (Even on Valentine’s Day)
Research suggests that being single can provide many benefits—if you get your relationship needs met elsewhere.