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Can a word test tell you how you feel about your relationship? Read more.

Can relationship skills be taught? Learn about what happened for one program hoping to strengthen relationships for unmarried parents in low-income communities.

Does living together now hurt your chances at a happy marriage later? New research, both here and abroad, help shed light on the decision to co-sign a lease or remain in separate places.

Find out how expressing gratitude helps keep partners satisfied with life AND the relationship.

Parents experience wide variety of emotions ranging from love and happiness to anger and frustration. Learn 3 practical implications to help you balance the extreme emotions of parenting.

It is not just how you fight in your relationships but what you fight about that matters. Discover two conflicts that can be uniquely toxic in couples’ relationships.

Just released are the 5-year results from the largest-ever experimental study of therapies for unhappy couples. Discover whether the effects of couple’s therapy actually last.

Can this little blue pill make you more satisfied in your relationship? The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. Find out more.

Amidst an unceasing media-fueled stream of reports about infidelity, is monogamy even possible? Learn more about the prevalence of monogamy in relationships and the known risk factors of infidelity.

In his latest blog, Dr. Bradbury discusses 5 things that may help you develop stronger communication in your relationship.

Recent research may help you decide on the best photo to post. Learn more.

Have you ever reached out to your partner in an effort to get social support and felt more anxious afterwards? Have you ever noticed that a talk that was supposed to help calm you instead left you more stressed and amped? It’s possible that your cortisol level is to blame. Read more.

“The pill,” one of the most common forms of birth control, is taken by millions of women every year. Because it is so widely used, recent research has examined whether this hormone-altering pill actually affects mating habits. Find out more.

Among the many positive benefits to having a good marriage, here is one more.

We all know the importance of initial physical attraction for romantic relationships. In face-to-face meetings it is the first piece of information that we get about a potential partner. But how important is it when trying to meet people online?

Do you think that your partner is better looking than you? Research shows that he or she may be feeling the same about you. Learn why and how this may impact your relationship.

It’s possible that the key to a man’s heart is through his…nose. New research shows how men’s hormones are affected by the smell of an ovulating woman. Now that’s romance!

Another reason why staying socially connected to your loved ones is so important: pain reduction. Looking at photos of one’s significant other during physically painful situations reduced perceptions of pain. Partners are often thought of as being a pain, but in this case, their photo might prove to be the opposite!

Have you ever felt that you were more caring and sensitive than the average bear? There may be a genetic link that explains why. Find out more.

Being unhappy is a unique and distinct experience from being less happy in relationships. Dr. Bradbury discusses the research on marital unhappiness and its impact on couples. This blog is part of a series called This Emotional Life for PBS.

Recent research examined whether height predicts jealousy in relationships and how this differs for men and women. Find out more.

Our home environments can reveal a lot about ourselves and our family relationships. Dr. Bradbury reveals the lessons learned from his research with the UCLA Center on the Everyday Lives of Families. Find out more.

Kissing is a great way to bond and show affection to your partner, but it also has some physical and health benefits you may not know about. Find out more.

Dr. Bradbury reveals the genetic link to feeling emotionally upset and how men and women perceive these emotions. The blog is part of a series called This Emotional Life for PBS. Read the blog here.

The pursuit of love may be more a cooperative team sport than a one-on-one pick-up game. New research reveals that both sexes cooperate to achieve romantic goals. Find out more.