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The Loneliness Of Wanting Your Partner

The Loneliness Of Wanting Your Partner

A Gottman Institute report uses one couple’s story to examine sexual rejection, mismatched desire and how partners can discuss intimacy without pressure.
What A Reef Fish Taught Me About Life In The Rubble

What A Reef Fish Taught Me About Life In The Rubble

Researchers say mandarinfish can use dead coral rubble as habitat, but sparse data leave their population trends uncertain.
Why So Many Older Men Are Quietly Giving Up

Why So Many Older Men Are Quietly Giving Up

A Good Men Project essay links older men’s suicide risk with isolation and loss of purpose, but its claims need careful context and verification.
A Sensitive Question In A Long Marriage: What Turns You On Now?

A Sensitive Question In A Long Marriage: What Turns You On Now?

A Gottman Institute account of Sherry and Hunter highlights how aging, changing desire and emotional closeness can shape intimacy in long marriages.
Why Psychology Says Praising People’s Efforts Instead Of Their Results Leads To Better Outcomes

Why Psychology Says Praising People’s Efforts Instead Of Their Results Leads To Better Outcomes

Research described in a psychology report suggests praising effort and strategy may help children take on challenges and learn from setbacks.
Letter To My Son: Pay Attention To Who Stays

Letter To My Son: Pay Attention To Who Stays

Cecilio Blanco Ledesma’s essay asks readers to recognize dependable friendship, offer steady support and accept that some relationships change.
AARP Survey Finds 65% Of Online Daters Aged 50+ Satisfied With Their Experience

AARP Survey Finds 65% Of Online Daters Aged 50+ Satisfied With Their Experience

A January 2026 survey of 300 U.S. online daters aged 50 and over found 65% satisfied, while 41% reported encountering fake profiles or scams.
Why Replace Your Frames When You Can Revive Them With New Lenses?

Why Replace Your Frames When You Can Revive Them With New Lenses?

SpecRXDirect promotes replacing lenses in existing frames, allowing customers to keep glasses they like when prescriptions change or lenses wear out.
We Agreed. Why Are We Having This Argument Again?

We Agreed. Why Are We Having This Argument Again?

The Gottman Institute explains how couples can reach practical agreements without addressing the feelings and histories behind recurring conflicts.
Have We Been Thinking About Fidelity Too Narrowly?

Have We Been Thinking About Fidelity Too Narrowly?

A Gottman Institute report argues that fidelity can involve everyday trust, support and promises—not only avoiding sexual affairs.