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A scientific analysis of Taylor Swift’s musical catalog reveals that the romantic messages embedded in her lyrics vary ...

New research sheds light on why some individuals choose to remain in romantic relationships characterized by high levels of conflict. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, ...

While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

Avoidant attachment, also known as dismissive-avoidant or anxious-avoidant attachment, is a type of insecure attachment style. Attachment styles develop early in life and affect how people form and ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Physical affection is supposed to be one of the simplest ways to show love. A hand on the shoulder, a hug after a long day, cuddling on the couch: these moments are often seen as ...

If you follow pop psychology, you’ll know these terms as part of attachment theory. It’s a simple, if reductive idea, on how people “attach” to partners — do they do it anxiously fearing abandonment, ...

There was a time, in my mid-20s, when I became completely obsessed with why I was the way I was. I’d just been through a major break-up, and what followed was a period of intense and intentional ...