Nature enhances love by reducing stress and increasing oxytocin, the hormone linked to bonding and connection. Shared experiences in nature foster curiosity, play, and awe—maintaining strong, thriving ...
In 1997, for example, Vivian Gornick wrote that love was no longer the primary narrative conflict of contemporary literature.
It was a Valentine’s Day card from my dad. He had died just days before. The last time I saw him before he passed away, he ...
Multiple-study analysis looks at why men’s emotional intimacy is much more difficult outside of romantic relationships ...
In my sophomore year at Brown, I wrote a 20-page proposal for an independent concentration that I never submitted. It was ...
Love is a big problem in therapy. It involves the dissolution of the ego, which can be one of the scariest things a human can do, But it is also, by far, the most rewarding.
If you say this to a loved one, you’ll communicate a deep sense of comfort and belonging. “It tells the person they’re more ...
"It’s a small act of love, I think, to want to talk to someone—however you choose to do it," writes Rainesford Stauffer.
My nephew, Jace, is in preschool. He is learning to print his name. He printed his name for me recently – “J-c-e” on one line and “a” on the next line. He printed the “a” on its own line, ...
Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died Thursday at the age of 102. The NFL community was devastated by the loss of the NFL ...
The Duchess of Sussex wore a black crewneck by Club Chainstitch with “Archie & Lili” embroidered in white cursive along the ...
At 17, though, I discovered that there was one place worse than my neighborhood: where I first met my mom. There was another ...