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When you think about all of the people in your extended family, your circle of friends, or your workplace, you can probably identify quickly those to whom you feel closest. You can probably also just ...

Relationships are wonderful, but they can also be difficult, and dating in the modern world has a lot of obstacles that make it very difficult. Two women got on a podcast and talked about how being ...

Dealing with difficult people may speed up the aging process. According to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences on Feb. 18, researchers found that hasslers, defined as ...

Early in my career as a psychiatrist, I had a lot of trouble treating deeply egocentric patients — until I looked inside myself. I learned that when I felt that there was a patient I simply couldn’t ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jessica A. Stern, Pomona College (THE CONVERSATION) Relationships can feel like both a ...