Browsing: Mark Travers
Anyone who’s known a narcissist can recognize their classic criticism, demeaning tendencies, gaslighting, blame shifting, exploitation and other manipulative behaviors…
Control is often associated with dominance or overtly manipulative behaviors. However, there are different aspects to control, including some that…
In every relationship, partners make certain compromises. Yet strangely, some of these efforts seem to strengthen the bond, while others…
A new review released in Biological Psychiatry discusses how empathy, while normally viewed as a positive trait, can actually have…
Silence looks different in different relationships. For some, it takes the form of a cold war after an argument, while…
Boredom is a quick to be misunderstood emotion in intimate relationships. It’s easy to think a disconnected partner is bored…
You’ve likely recognized that you tend to be avoidant if you catch yourself evading conversations that add meaning and richness…
There’s a specific kind of silence that creeps into relationships long term. Not the peaceful comfortable or the companionable quiet,…
Drs. John and Julie Gottman don’t overrely on lofty metaphors or romantic platitudes when they discuss exactly what it means…
In a recent study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers tracked over 3,000 people to understand why they…