Couple therapy
The room is packed, there is a palpable tension. Out the front is a man in a loud suit and a louder voice scanning the crowd. ‘Do I hear $700,000?’ he asks. ‘$700,000!’ comes the reply. The auctioneer acknowledges the bid with a flourish. In the world of relationship research, bids of a different type…
Deepening Dependence Dependence is often seen as a dirty word, associated with the “needy” and the emotionally unstable. But looking into research on what really helps people become happy, successful and, importantly, independent, we may need to turn this idea on its head. Tom’s partner Amy, who like Tom is in her early 30s, has…
Keeping love alive Desire in relationships is increasingly a hot topic, as many of us struggle to balance work, children and romance. What makes a good relationship? Is it more important to have passion and fireworks or companionate love and friendship? Can you have both? How do you make sense of being married and reasonably…