The Half Life Pledge: Being Realistic Before It's Too Late.
Are you going to be honest or nice? Here's the argument for honest.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Behavioral Economics Ethics and Morality Philosophy Relationships Source Type: news

Mixed Ethnicity Relationships: The Way of the Future?
Why are we attracted to mixed-race people?read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Malcolm Forbes and Ryan Anderson Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Health Race and Ethnicity Relationships attraction genes Source Type: news

New Year, New Us
When it comes to helping someone you care about lose weight, the critical goal may be, “first, do no harm.”read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Charlotte N. Markey, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Relationships couples Fitness new year ' s resolutions Source Type: news

Looking for a Partner? The Four Buckets, Part 1
Sometimes we're looking for love or like in the wrong places or we go about it in the wrong way. Dare to do it differently!read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robin S. Rosenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Social Life four buckets partner Source Type: news

How Giving Gifts Brings Happiness
Research shows that giving the gift of a new and special activity or event (experiential gift such as a weekend spa or wine tasting class) increases the positive emotional connection between the giver and the recipient. Tying this to Daniel Kahneman’s concept of wellbeing, experiential gifts are an opportunity to bring happiness to the gift giver and recipient.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Noel Murray, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Relationships Cassie Mogilner Cindy Chan consumer psychology Daniel Kahneman emotional relationships emotions experiential gifts gift giving happiness Holiday gift giving loved ones material gifts Peter Noe Source Type: news

Not Just an Addict
People with addiction and psychiatric conditions all too often are dismissed and disregarded.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joseph A. Shrand, M.D. Tags: Addiction Psychiatry Relationships Source Type: news

Are You Sabotaging Your Relationship?
Finding love can be the ultimate out-of-body experience in that we feel so attuned and connected to someone else. It is also a process of adventure and discovery that is entirely internal. Understanding that inner world is vital to letting ourselves get close to someone else. With that in mind, here are a few ways we may be getting in our own way when it comes to love.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Relationships couple communication couples critical inner voice divorce fantasy bond fear of intimacy love marriage relationship advice relationship problems Source Type: news

Dealing with Affairs Part Two
What can you expect to do with an unfaithful partner? If you believe they have asexual addiction, suggestions are made. A case scenario further explains what being unfaithful can create.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gerry Heisler, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Source Type: news

Five Ways to Improve Your Chances in Online Dating
Stand out in online dating, distinctiveness is important. read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Martin Graff, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Source Type: news

7 Ways to Help Your Partner Achieve Their Goals
As we begin a new year, we often set out to pursue new goals. Most advice on pursuing goals focuses on what you can do to achieve your own aims. But relationship partners play an important role in helping or hindering progress toward goals. Here are seven science-backed tips for helping your relationship partners achieve their goals.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gwendolyn Seidman, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Self-Help goal pursuit helping New Years Resolutions romantic relationships self-control self-regulation social support Source Type: news

Read This Important Information Before Filing for Divorce
Before you call it quits, there just might be a solution in the gray between black and white.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Pease Gadoua, L.C.S.W. Tags: Relationships divorce marriage Source Type: news

The Pleasures and Perils of Fighting Among Ourselves
. A polarized group becomes less effective as its members become more certain. By Susan Kolod, Ph.D read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Contemporary Psychoanalysis Group Tags: Ethics and Morality Politics Relationships Social Life Source Type: news

The Art Of Microcompromise
I've observed, both among my patients and my friends, that the issues which ultimately threaten to dismantle romantic relationships are almost always present from their beginning. These are typically issues that were overlooked or consciously ignored in the adrenaline rush of hope and desire that brooks no interference with the establishment of the relationship,read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 4, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alex Lickerman, M.D. Tags: Relationships compromise gifts Source Type: news

Toward a Language of Gratitude
This article shows how saying "no problem" often blocks receiving, and explores other ways of responding.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 4, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Amodeo, PhD, MFT Tags: Happiness Philosophy Relationships Spirituality appreciation communication Dr. Rick Hanson etiquette gratitude Hardwiring Happiness intimacy kindness love mindfulness positive psychology sincerity Source Type: news

Will More Men Be Falsely Accused Of Sexual Assault In 2015?
Will there be more hoaxes is 2015?read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - January 4, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: J. R. Bruns, M.D. Tags: Relationships Self-Help Anita Hill clarence thomas girls HBO ' s On Us John Tower Lena Dunham Megan McArdle Oberlin College Phi Kappa Psi President Barack Obama president bill clinton President George H.W. Bush Senator Barb Source Type: news