Love is a two-way street, yet many of us only want to travel in one direction. For years, I’ve observed that people find it much easier to give love than to receive it. This imbalance creates ...

Last night, at a popular French restaurant in central London, I noticed a couple standing just ahead of us in the queue. It was one of those nights when the line stretched out onto the pavement—late ...

There are plenty of theories about the source of happiness. Who doesn’t think they would be happier with more money and success? We talked to happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of ...

This post is the second in a two-part series. You can read Part 1 here: When You Work Too Hard to Be Loved. In Part 1, I described a young woman whose warmth and agreeableness slowly turned into ...

Poems and songs say love should be world-shattering. The logic of love addiction suggests that it shouldn’t. Credit...Illustrations by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sophie Haigney Recently an ...