Are You A Victim of the “Overchoice Effect”?
From clothes to phones, to retirement plans, people today have an incredible amount of options to choose from! This must be a good thing, right?…
Category: Relationship
Haruki Murakami and Hayao Kawai Discuss Marriage: A Meditation on Suffering and Well-Digging
Detachment has become a trend today. Perhaps it’s because detachment is seen as being synonymous to individuality. In Western society, being independent is highly regarded.…
Why Idealism Never Gets You Past the First Stage of Relationships
The first time I watched 500 Days of Summer, I couldn’t help but hope that somewhere down the road, Summer would finally be able to…
Killer Relationships: How to Dump a Toxic Partner
Assumptions are the termites of relationships. – Henry Winkler There are two of me. I don’t mean I have a twin or multiple personalities. I…
5 Ways Loving an Old Soul Can Be Difficult
Spending your life with an old soul has many pros and cons. Whether you’ve been called an old soul or you think your partner might…
Why Falling In Love With “Old Souls” Can Be So Hard
Right off the bat, I want to make it adamantly clear that the term “old souls” has no actual basis in psychology. Regardless, the phenomenon…
10 Signs You’re Dating a Narcissist
Narcissists live amongst us. You might be friends with a narcissist, or you might work with one. You might even be dating one! We received…
9 Ways To Communicate About Relationship Problems
…Without Making Things Worse. One of the biggest pitfalls in any relationship is getting caught in the trap of needing to be right. Inevitably the…
Six Degrees of Separation: It’s a Small World
This topic was brought to my attention as I sat in a cafe in Seoul, South Korea, completely engrossed in a conversation with someone I…
10 Signs of Gaslighting in an Abusive Relationship
To gaslight someone is to manipulate them into questioning their own sanity. This is seen in abusive relationships and, even after the relationship ends, the…
According to Sternberg’s Love Theory, There are Three Components of Love: Commitment, Passion and Intimacy
Robert Sternberg proposed something that has taken hold of the interest of many – from his fellow psychologists to psychology enthusiasts. He had proposed a…
Psychology Behind Why He Got Your Number But Never Called/Texted
Short Anecdote: My girlfriend met a guy at the lounge last week. They danced and exchanged numbers. He agreed to go to her birthday celebration…
4 Great First Date Questions
The early stages of dating can be challenging to navigate as you’re aiming to impress as well as determine if someone is worth investing your…