Psychology Today Jason Whiting "Do I look good in this dress?" No! "Do you love me?" Not always ~ How's honesty gonna work in those situations? Lying is a social skill & can be beneficial at times Not talking about compulsive lying here

How Your Emotions Change Your Partner’s Attractiveness | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

Research shows that you do not see your partner as they are—you see them as you are. Here's what that means and why assuming they've caused your bad mood is often so wrong, writes Jason Whiting psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

Who's ready for happy hour?

What Are the Most Common Relationship Excuses? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

If Gandhi Was Your Marriage Therapist | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

High-connection marriages have 3 times higher scores on proactive behaviors than low connection couples, in spending meaningful time together (71% vs. 19%), doing acts of kindness for each other (72% vs. 18%), and forgiving offenses (70% vs. 21%). ifstudies.org/blog/flourishi…

How Betrayals and Affairs Begin With Small Excuses | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/love…

Most affairs begin small—with rationalizations and secrecy—before they become full-fledged betrayals. Here's what partners need to know to protect their relationship, explains Jason Whiting psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

Flirting, Failing, and Navigating Relationship Signals | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/love…

Intimate Terrorism and the Pattern of Coercive Control | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/love…

Partners who engage in coercive abuse know exactly how to produce fear and compliance in their targets. Here are some warning signs to be aware of, by Jason Whiting psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

How Abusers Control Partners by Watching and Wearing Them Down | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

Living With an Intimate Terrorist: The Damage of Control | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/love…

Finding Love Takes Following Your Heart and Using Your Brain | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/love…

When the Game Plays You: How Online Gaming Becomes a Compulsion | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

"Relationships flourish not when we avoid hard conversations but when we handle them with courage, kindness, and a willingness to truly hear each other." Here are some practical ways to do that. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking…

4 Tips to Stop Fighting and Be Friends | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…

The Lord of the Wedding Ring: J.R.R. Tolkien’s True Love | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l… Happy birthday to Tolkien, the OG Fantasy world-builder. Here is his own love story that inspired his romances in Lord of the Rings.

If Aristotle Was Your Marriage Therapist | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-l…