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December 9, 2025/Mental Health

Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why We Stick With Bad Decisions

It can be harder to let go when you’ve invested time, energy and emotions — but it might be the healthier choice long term

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December 5, 2025/Sex & Relationships

What Is Attachment Theory? And How Does It Impact You?

Attachment theory suggests that your earliest relationships shape connections throughout your life

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November 21, 2025/Mental Health

What Are the 5 Love Languages?

Love languages are defined by the way you prefer to give and receive affection

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November 21, 2025/Sex & Relationships

How Many Types of Love Are There?

There are many different ways to love someone and yourself

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November 12, 2025/Sex & Relationships

Limerence: The Science of Obsessive Attraction

If you find yourself obsessing over rejection or a one-sided relationship, you’re likely stuck in limerence

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November 11, 2025/Mental Health

Limerence vs. Love: What’s the Difference?

One is obsessive with infatuation, while the other involves equal parts commitment, intimacy and passion

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October 31, 2025/Mental Health

How To Deal With a ‘Control Freak’

Pointing out how their behavior makes you feel and giving them projects to own can help you both

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October 30, 2025/Mental Health

Understanding the Big 5 Personality Traits

Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism all shape your core identity

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August 21, 2025/Mental Health

Your Emotions Are Contagious

You can subconsciously adopt the emotions and behaviors of others

Illustration of person gaslighting their partner with common gaslighting phrases like, “I was just joking around"
July 14, 2025/Sex & Relationships

What Is Gaslighting? Here’s What To Do if You Think It’s Happening to You

This form of mental manipulation makes you doubt your decisions, mistrust your judgment and question reality

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