Relationships

An 85-year Harvard study and decades of supporting research suggest that high-quality relationships predict longer life and better mental health.

Six measurable ways a daily kiss shifts your body, from oral microbes and stress lipids to skin blood flow, according…

A 2018 UBC study found women smelling a partner’s worn shirt had lower cortisol than those smelling a stranger’s. The…

A study of millions of couples found spouses share rates of 9 psychiatric disorders far above chance, plus matched blood…

New research shows serious conversations over text leave people feeling 30 percent less connected than face-to-face talks. Here is why,…

Six seconds of kissing a day may quietly lower stress hormones, raise oxytocin, and protect couples from drift, according to…

Harvard’s 85-year study found that warm relationships at age 50 predicted health at 80 better than cholesterol or income, with…

Research links warm partner contact and shared bathing to lower cortisol, higher oxytocin, and steadier blood pressure in adult couples.