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Every relationship takes work. Whether it's a romantic partner, family member, friend, or acquaintance, here's how to keep your connection healthy for all involved.

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What Is Generational Trauma?

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The 3 Types of Narcissism—and Why You Need to Know the Differences, According to Experts

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Why Do People Cheat? A Sex Therapist Has Some Fascinating Insight

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What Is Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome? This Manipulative Relationship Dynamic Can Damage Your Mental Health

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'Future Faking' Is a Dating Strategy Used by Narcissists—Here's What to Know and How to Avoid Being a Victim

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I Found My Breast Cancer During the Pandemic—and the Trauma of a Double Mastectomy Left Me With PTSD Symptoms

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Jana Kramer Posts Emotional Message to Instagram About Past Abusive Relationships: 'I Am Enough'

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20 Ways to Fall In Love All Over Again

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10 Things That Make You More Likely to Get Divorced

Why Do People Ghost? Relationship Experts Weigh In

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What Is Mania, and What Does It Mean to Have a Manic Episode? Here's What Experts Say

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Can a Relationship Give You PTSD?

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Polyamory, Polygamy, and More: What to Know About Non-Monogamy

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What's the Difference Between Being Bi-Curious and Bisexuality?

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Is Being Friends With Benefits Ever a Good Idea? We Asked a Sex Therapist

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4 Expert Tips for Building a Lasting Relationship

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5 Things You Should Never Say to a Narcissist

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Are You and Your Partner Super Close—or Codependent? Here's How to Tell the Difference

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If Your Partner Keeps Gaslighting You, Here's What You Can Do

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7 Signs Your Friend Group Is Toxic

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How to Break Up With a Narcissist

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Is It Ever OK to Read Your Partner's Texts and Emails?

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Narcissistic Abuse Is the Scary New Kind of Emotional Abuse You Need to Know About

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What Do You Do When You Discover Your Husband Has Been Lying for Years?

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My Husband Died of Cancer at age 41—Here Are 9 Things You Should Never Say to Me or Any Other Grieving Widow

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How to Spot 'Love Bombing,' a Sneaky Form of Emotional Abuse

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How to Cope When Your Friends Are Getting Married and Having Babies, and You Feel Left Behind

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I've Been Dating My Partner for a Year and a Half, but I Still Haven't Said I Love You—Here's Why

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The Surprising Reason Women Say 'Text Me When You Get Home'

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Exactly What to Do When Work Stress Messes With Your Relationship

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You've Already Broken Up Once—Here's How to Know if the Relationship Can Really Work

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5 Signs Your Partner Is Gaslighting You

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What Is a Throuple? Here's How Sex Experts Explain It

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How to Break Up With a Gaslighter

I'm a Lesbian, and When My Ex-Girlfriend Married a Man, It Made Me Feel Erased

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9 Things No One Tells You About Moving In With Your Significant Other

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Here's Why Jessica Simpson and John Mayer's Relationship Was So Toxic

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Do You Need to Get Relationship Closure With an Ex?

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The Best Responses to Prying Personal Questions You Don't Want to Answer

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The 4 Most Common Reasons for Divorce, According to Research

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How to Tell If You're Dating a Psychopath, According to a Woman Who Married One

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6 Things You Secretly Want to Know About Open Relationships

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4 Reasons You Don't Get Along With Your Partner's Family, And What to Do About It

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Demi Moore Changed Herself to Try to Please Ashton Kutcher—Here's Why So Many Women Do That

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6 Subtle Signs Your Partner Might Be Cheating

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Here's One Reason People Stay in Relationships, Even When They Want Out

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What Is 'Wokefishing'? Why You Need to Know About The Latest Dating Trend

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Demi Moore Said Her Marriage to Ashton Kutcher Was a 'Codependency.' Here's What That Means

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The Common Type of Relationship You Might Not Realize is Abusive

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The Surprising Upside to Having a Frenemy

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What Is a Sleep Divorce and Should You Get One?

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Pink Gets Candid About Going to Therapy With Carey Hart: "Marriage Is Awful, Wonderful, Comfort And Rage"

Does Online Dating Lead to More Break-Ups?

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When You Should—and Shouldn't—Ask Your Partner How Many People They've Slept With

The Easy Way to Help Your Guy Live Longer

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The Most Popular Way to Meet a Significant Other Has Nothing to Do With Online Dating

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Women Who Are Cheated On Win in the End, According to Science

Why Your Ex-Boyfriend Is Probably Still Sad About Your Breakup

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What Does Demisexual Mean?

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Reporter Caught Boyfriend Cheating When Physical Activity Spiked on Fitbit

Here's Proof That Your Dog Really Does Have Your Back

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What Are Psychic Vampires? Plus How to Keep Them Out of Your Life

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