Maintaining love in a relationship often comes down to sincere and intelligent negotiation. Here are nine key lessons you can fall back on when things get tense. Many partners assume that if they love ...

There are many lessons women learn about love, but many tend to ignore one lesson at their own peril. They fall in love, break up, then fall in love, break up — over and over — and never learn the why ...

Being in a relationship offers more than just romance or someone to spend time with. In fact, it can provide a sense of fulfillment and nourish the other aspects of your life as well. But love isn't ...

The editor of the long-running Modern Love column reflects on two decades of working with people’s deeply personal stories. By Daniel Jones The Modern Love column debuted 20 years ago this month — on ...

For over 40 years, I’ve been invited into people’s personal lives. Working in therapy is a profound privilege, helping people transform, modify, and recraft their lives. I’ve taken part in nearly ...

Black Girls Rock 2015 honoree Erykah Badu gave all the feels when she dropped her 2010 renaissance album, "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)." Examining love’s changing faces, the neo-soul ...

Let me tell you a story. Picture this: it’s a Tuesday afternoon, and I’m sitting in my pajamas—the ones with the avocado print because, clearly, I’m aspirational even in loungewear—scrolling through ...

Relationships aren’t always perfect. Neither are romantic ones. And if there’s one show that embraced that chaos with honesty and humor, it’s ‘Friends’. Over the span of 10 seasons, the six friends ...

"Do you want to look at any specific relationship?" I ask my clients. They inevitably turn sheepish: "Well, it's just a small crush, but..." they stammer, or "We've only started seeing each other, but ...