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Long-term love doesn't fail dramatically — it fades quietly, through relational autopilot. Here's what social science reveals about the three forces that actually keep romantic partnerships alive: energy allocation, conversational drift, and the surprising fine print on gratitude.
Jules Nakamura·
Getting ghosted feels like a wound because it is one. Here's the 3-step recovery protocol backed by social psychology — for people who want to actually repair the damage instead of just white-knuckling through it.
Ren Castillo·
You think you're listening. The data disagrees. Here's what behavioral research on 17,120 real conversation moments reveals about what active listening actually does — and why the difference between faking it and doing it is a three-part chain reaction.
Jules Nakamura·
The standard loneliness advice is to get out there and meet people. The science has a sneakier suggestion: turn your attention outward and give something away. Here's the surprisingly robust evidence that kindness and volunteering reduce loneliness — in the giver.
Jules Nakamura·
Your brain has been running the same social bonding software for 200,000 years, and it runs on laughter. Here's the evolutionary neuroscience of why shared humor builds connection faster than almost anything else — and how to use it more deliberately.
Jules Nakamura·
Before you send that overdue "thinking of you" message, you run an elaborate internal risk assessment. Here's what the science says about why we hesitate — and how catastrophically we underestimate what our words mean to the people who receive them.
Sage Lindgren·
Your barista probably liked that conversation more than you think — and the science backs it up. Here's what research on weak ties and the "liking gap" means for your Tuesday morning routine.
Jules Nakamura·