Silicon Canals

Psychology says adults who have no close friends aren’t necessarily antisocial or unlikable. Many of them learned in childhood that being vulnerable leads to pain, a…

Honestly, I've been thinking about a friend of mine lately. Let's call him Matt. Matt's the kind of guy everyone likes at a ...
Silicon Canals

There’s a generation of people who were taught to apologize for their needs so effectively that as adults they experience wanting something as a form of aggressio…

For many adults, the experience of wanting something arrives pre-loaded with guilt, as if the need itself is an act of ...

These are signs you may be a 'placeholder partner' in your relationship

Do you feel like your partner is treating you as a Mr. or Mrs. Right Now? The red flags are easy to spot.
Collegiate TimesOpinion

Determining love for generations

The impact of early childhood experiences on adult relationships, romantic or platonic, has always been a subject of interest ...
DMNews

I’m 61 and just now recognizing that every romantic relationship I’ve had followed the exact same script — and I was the one writing it

At 61, the discovery that every romantic relationship followed the same pattern is less a tool for change and more a ...

An Acclaimed Scientist Brought Attachment Theory to the Masses—and the Masses Completely Misunderstood It. His New Book Sets the Record Straight.

Amir Levine’s book Attached sold 2 million copies and brought attachment theory to the masses. Then influencers turned it ...
VegOut Magazine

Psychology says adults who have no life partner to emotionally lean on aren't necessarily lonely — many of them are protecting themselves from the vulnerability …

Not everyone who's alone is lonely. And not everyone who avoids partnership is avoiding love. Some of them are avoiding the ...
The Nation

The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back

I left academia for a tech job that offered me the promise of stability for the first time in my adult life. What happens when corporate employers become our most reliable caregivers?
VegOut Magazine

Psychology says adults who keep their circle impossibly small aren't necessarily antisocial or judgemental. Many of them learned the hard way that most people lea…

It’s not about judging others - it’s about protecting their energy after learning how often connection can disappear without ...