Navigating relationships can be tricky, especially when it comes to expressing personal needs like affection. It’s easy to assume that your partner should naturally know how you feel, but that’s not ...

I was thinking the other day about a conference and trade show I attended a few years ago. When you register they give you this bag with a bunch of stuff in it. The bag itself is useful, I guess, if ...

Psychology knows a great deal about the role of emotional connections between romantic partners, but little about the physical affection side of the equation. Yet, in daily life, everyone can attest ...

When you have a difficult relationship or history with your parents, everything can feel fraught. But sometimes, the impacts are more subtle — rather than big, dramatic fights, it's the little things ...

NFL star Steve Smith Sr. is facing an alienation of affection lawsuit following allegations he had an affair with a married man’s wife. What does that mean? North Carolina is one of the few states ...

Throughout my Psychology Today series, I have written about the concept of deceptive affection. This is a concept I proposed around 2009 and it describes what happens when feeling and communicating ...

In this age of hyperconnectivity, where digital interactions reign supreme, the lack of physical affection has become an ...

Many horror fans may very well credit the Happy Death Day movies as one of the earlier success stories of horror juggernaut Blumhouse, whose mantra of "low budget, high concept horror" has served the ...