When humans see the world as a bad place, our own wellbeing can suffer. The cost of seeing the world as a bad place isn’t just personal, it’s interpersonal too. Adopting a more negative view of the world, even for one day, seems to hurt our romantic relationships, finds a new study.

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Sexual boredom outweighs desire in predicting women’s relationship satisfaction. New research shows that feeling bored with your sex life can be a big reason why people experience lower sexual and relationship satisfaction.

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Phubbing linked to increased aggression in romantic relationships | When one partner is distracted by their smartphone during time spent together, it is linked to harmful behaviors that can damage the quality of a romantic relationship.

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People can feel lonely even within a marriage as it’s not just about being physically alone, but a subjective feeling of isolation, even when surrounded by others. Even when spouses were grateful and forgiving, loneliness still seemed to negatively affect their sexual relationship.

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People in the United States who have sex fewer than a dozen times a year appear more likely to die during follow-up if they carry extra abdominal fat 🍔 or score high on a standard test of depression symptoms 😔, according to a study.

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Study suggests that when people feel ignored by their partners because of phone use, a behavior known as “phubbing” 📱, can lead to a deeper sense of emotional disconnection 💔 | Individuals who perceive their partner as being distracted by their phone tend to feel more deprived of affection. 😞

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Couple relationship education programs can improve not only relationship functioning but also individual health and well-being. Relationship confidence was significantly associated with improvements in multiple relationship and individual outcomes.

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💔 Indifference in romantic relationships, characterized by emotional neutrality and lack of engagement, is linked to lower relationship and personal well-being, according to four studies published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

📉 This indifference is underpinned by feelings of boredom in the relationship, reduced intimacy, and an increased desire for attractive alternatives outside the partnership.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 The research, involving hundreds of participants and a 3-year longitudinal study, found that indifference uniquely harms well-being, separate from simply disliking a partner.

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New study links watching TikTok “thirst traps” to lower relationship trust and satisfaction. This provides evidence that watching or liking “thirst traps” tends to harm a relationship, especially if the people in the videos look physically different from a person’s actual partner.

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Being ignored by a romantic partner in favor of a smartphone is linked to lower relationship quality. Staying emotionally present might protect couples from the negative patterns associated with digital distractions.

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New research showed the more people used dating apps and online pornography heavily, the less they valued love. They were more likely to see love as meaningless, to believe it only works when there is money involved, and to jump quickly in and out of relationships

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