Sounds easy, right? Except we basically grew up thinking self-love and self-care were synonymous with, like, getting a massage. In reality, relationship consultant and Flo medical expert Morgan Cutlip ...

How well we do in love and life depends on our conditioned responses to pain, distress, and discomfort, and whether we blame, deny, and avoid or try to improve and grow. Blame, denial, and avoidance ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. “Oh, dear,” my aunt murmured when my ...

Our romantic relationships can be a great source of joy and fulfillment in our lives. Yet they can also be the place we most struggle with communicating in a healthy and effective way. It seems the ...

Love is a complex, not well-understood emotion that can occur for people at different rates. Scientists have developed a model for understanding love that includes four fundamental components: ...

The five love languages, originally described by Gary Chapman in his book The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts, have recently come under criticism for being oversimplified, for not ...

The opening paragraph of the new novel "How To Love Your Daughter" is enough to break your heart. Here is the author, Hila Blum, reading those four sentences. HILA BLUM: (Reading) The first time I saw ...

Clear communication, authenticity, and professional guidance are some ways to strengthen your relationship with someone who has avoidant personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is a ...