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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Edaein O'Connell: Break-ups are never easy - and the one we're facing in November will be brutal

Michael D Higgins has ruined us for other presidents
Relationships
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

The Guy I'm Seeing Insists That We're "Just Friends." But Friends Don't Do the Things He Does.

A friends-with-benefits arrangement can produce deep emotional and caretaking intimacy that raises the risk of attachment despite stated intentions to avoid a relationship.
fromJezebel
3 days ago

'Women, Seated' Shows How Precarity, Wealth, and 'Having It All' Are Not Just American Problems

A nanny's emotional bond with her charge traps her in a dependent role despite longing for independence and the instability caused by political arrests.
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Why You Keep Falling for Emotionally Unavailable People

People often unconsciously pursue relationships with those who cannot love them back, equating emotional unavailability with love.
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The case for personality-free AI

When people grow accustomed to a product, they can come to regard it like a comfy pair of shoes. Windows XP is an example, as users resisted giving it up long after Microsoft discontinued it.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

AOL is finally shutting down dial-up

My father's story exemplifies the experience of long-time AOL dial-up subscribers, who cling to subscriptions like a security blanket, despite better options existing.
Digital life
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fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Strangling in Intimate Partner Violence, and What Could Help

Many women find themselves in toxic relationships due to a lack of financial independence and may stay with partners who mistreat them because of this vulnerability.
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

We are not downsizing despite not having kids at home anymore

After 30 years, the emotional ties to this 1970s home outweigh the logistics and financial reasons many peers discuss about downsizing.
Renovation
#relationships
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fromNature
2 months ago

Tighter regulation is needed for AI companions

AI companions can create strong emotional attachments, but these relationships may stem from surveillance capitalism.
fromBig Think
2 months ago
Relationships

Helen Fisher: How science can explain heartbreak

Dr. Helen Fisher explores the biological and anthropological aspects of love and the unique human experience of forming romantic attachments.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Green shoes, fake babies and a mega yacht: photos of the day Wednesday

The reborn baby doll phenomenon reflects a complex intersection of artistry and emotion, prompting discussions on the values we assign to lifelike objects and their impact on society.
Toronto Raptors
fromApaonline
4 months ago

On Sentimental Value

Sentimental value is distinct from monetary, instrumental, and aesthetic values, focusing instead on the extrinsic properties connected to personal relationships and memories with objects.
philosophy
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