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Looksmaxxing and the Pressure to Be Perfect

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (134+ words) Posted February 19, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch We've written previously about how the pressure to be perfect increasingly applies to men as well as women. Year after year this pressure is increasing and the ideals that young men are aspiring too…...

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The Rise of the Micro-Breakup

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (848+ words) Posted February 16, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan "Guess you didn't cheat, but you're still a traitor.Olivia Rodrigo You weren't together, together. But you still talked every day.You shared playlists. Obsessed over shows. Had secret recipes. They came to your…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > slightly-blighty > 202602 > how-to-win-at-the-game-of-love-with-competitive-flirting > amp

How to Win at the Game of Love With Competitive Flirting

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1143+ words) Posted February 14, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Valentine's Day is a timely reminder of some common misapprehensions about love that psychological research seeks to resolve. For example, despite all the focus in mainstream and social media on desirable looks, the behaviour…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > invisible-bruises > 202602 > why-you-cant-heal-your-partners-trauma

Why You Can’t Heal Your Partner’s Trauma

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (325+ words) Posted February 14, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley As children, we quickly sensed that keeping the peace was important to our safety. We learned that anticipating the moods or desires of those in power or making sure to take care of everyone…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > inviting-a-monkey-to-tea > 202602 > a-meaningful-relationship-doesnt-always-mean-forever

A Successful Relationship Doesn't Always Mean Forever

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (983+ words) Our marriage, like ourselves, needs to keep evolving and changing.If it doesn't, it dies, or we die in its static-ness. A Successful Relationship Doesn't Always Mean Forever What we want changes over our lifetime, and so must our relationship....

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psychologytoday.com > sg > blog > relational-intimacy > 202602 > what-it-means-to-do-relational-work-with-individual-clients

What It Means to Do Relational Work With Individual Clients

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (186+ words) Updated February 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills What does it mean to do relational work with individual clients? It might sound contradictory, but it's actually one of my very favorite ways to work " and it has the potential to resolve some…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > the-invincible-brain > 202602 > want-a-better-love-life-work-on-your-brain-health

Want a Better Love Life? Work on Your Brain Health

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (792+ words) Posted February 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan When people think about improving their love life, they rarely think about their brain. As a neurologist who has spent decades studying memory, aging, and brain health, I've become increasingly fascinated by how closely…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > the-ties-that-connect-us > 202602 > staying-close-in-dual-earning-families > amp

Staying Close in Dual-Earning Families

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (13+ words) Face-to-face and digital communication shape stress and well-being.Psychology Today...

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All Modern Relationships Play by the Rules of Friendship

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (219+ words) Posted February 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk In Eli Finkel's popular 2017 book The All or Nothing Marriage, he argues that marital expectations are higher now than they've ever been. We want self-esteem, emotional growth, and deep fulfillment from our partners. It's…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > helping-kids-cope > 202602 > family-therapy-overcome-core-family-challenges

Family Therapy: Overcome Core Family Challenges

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (170+ words) Posted February 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. How long does it usually take? Can family therapy work if not everyone participates? Sometimes, individual family members refuse to participate due to very high conflict. In these moments, it is still possible…...