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The Hidden Burden of Loneliness

Loneliness distorts social perception, making it difficult for lonely individuals to recognize care and admiration from others.

Miss Manners: My snooping wife is furious that I didn't let her keep the gift I bought her

Returning gifts discovered by snoopers can create tension; it's better to allow the recipient to keep the gift to avoid further conflict.
from Psychology Today
1 week ago

Giving the Gift of Validation

Validation acknowledges and accepts others' feelings and perspectives without judgment, enhancing emotional health and relationships.
#reality-tv

The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Room for Change

The trip forces women to confront underlying tensions and secrets, leading to significant discussions and drama.

'Survivor 47' star Aysha Welch reacts to Rome Cooney's 'disdain' for her: 'What did I do to you?'

Conflict and lack of connection can heavily influence dynamics on reality shows like Survivor.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Laverne & Shirley & Ali Baba

The Milwaukee episodes primarily focus on ongoing arguments and relationship dynamics rather than entertaining events like drag night.

The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Room for Change

The trip forces women to confront underlying tensions and secrets, leading to significant discussions and drama.

'Survivor 47' star Aysha Welch reacts to Rome Cooney's 'disdain' for her: 'What did I do to you?'

Conflict and lack of connection can heavily influence dynamics on reality shows like Survivor.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Laverne & Shirley & Ali Baba

The Milwaukee episodes primarily focus on ongoing arguments and relationship dynamics rather than entertaining events like drag night.
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#emotional-intelligence

Caught in the Drama Triangle?

The drama triangle highlights repetitive interpersonal patterns that can lead to chaos in relationships.
Recognizing roles in the drama triangle can aid personal insight and therapeutic intervention.
Psychotherapy can facilitate breaking free from recurring dramatic patterns in interpersonal dynamics.

This texting habit means you have higher emotional intelligence, according to science

Emoji use correlates with higher emotional intelligence and secure attachment styles.

The Power of Assertiveness Training

Assertiveness enhances confidence and strengthens relationships by balancing self-advocacy with respect for others.

Teddy bears, pumpkins and opera! 19 things you should check out this week - Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Human emotions are complex and crucial for building resilient relationships.
Balance of emotional intelligence and reasoning is key for effective leadership.

Caught in the Drama Triangle?

The drama triangle highlights repetitive interpersonal patterns that can lead to chaos in relationships.
Recognizing roles in the drama triangle can aid personal insight and therapeutic intervention.
Psychotherapy can facilitate breaking free from recurring dramatic patterns in interpersonal dynamics.

This texting habit means you have higher emotional intelligence, according to science

Emoji use correlates with higher emotional intelligence and secure attachment styles.

The Power of Assertiveness Training

Assertiveness enhances confidence and strengthens relationships by balancing self-advocacy with respect for others.

Teddy bears, pumpkins and opera! 19 things you should check out this week - Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Human emotions are complex and crucial for building resilient relationships.
Balance of emotional intelligence and reasoning is key for effective leadership.
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#mental-health

How Shame Disconnects Us From Ourselves

Recognizing and addressing shame is essential for emotional healing and rebuilding interpersonal connections.

The One Essential Thing You Can Do to Get Heard

Pausing in conversation enhances connection and allows listeners to process information.
Many experience emotional barriers in communication, rooted in childhood experiences of not being heard.
Active listening and engagement can improve intimacy in personal relationships.

The Toughness Myth is a Lie: Hang On To Your Vulnerability - Tiny Buddha

Emotional sensitivity is a valued trait that allows individuals to experience deep emotions and connections.

Oversharing and Childhood Parental Trauma

Oversharing is often linked to childhood emotional abuse, causing adult survivors to seek validation and struggle with interpersonal relationships.

How Shame Disconnects Us From Ourselves

Recognizing and addressing shame is essential for emotional healing and rebuilding interpersonal connections.

The One Essential Thing You Can Do to Get Heard

Pausing in conversation enhances connection and allows listeners to process information.
Many experience emotional barriers in communication, rooted in childhood experiences of not being heard.
Active listening and engagement can improve intimacy in personal relationships.

The Toughness Myth is a Lie: Hang On To Your Vulnerability - Tiny Buddha

Emotional sensitivity is a valued trait that allows individuals to experience deep emotions and connections.

Oversharing and Childhood Parental Trauma

Oversharing is often linked to childhood emotional abuse, causing adult survivors to seek validation and struggle with interpersonal relationships.
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#friendship

How we met: She took me to my first nightclub. I thought it was the coolest thing ever'

A college friendship flourished from initial misunderstandings due to open communication and shared experiences.

Should You Mix Your Friends?

Mixing friends enhances emotional support and care during challenging times.
Interconnected friendships lead to greater life satisfaction and deeper connections.
Understanding a friend's context can reveal new dimensions of their personality.

Asking Eric: I reach out to my widowed friend, and she does this?

Friendship and family connections are both valuable and should not be seen as competitive.

How we met: She took me to my first nightclub. I thought it was the coolest thing ever'

A college friendship flourished from initial misunderstandings due to open communication and shared experiences.

Should You Mix Your Friends?

Mixing friends enhances emotional support and care during challenging times.
Interconnected friendships lead to greater life satisfaction and deeper connections.
Understanding a friend's context can reveal new dimensions of their personality.

Asking Eric: I reach out to my widowed friend, and she does this?

Friendship and family connections are both valuable and should not be seen as competitive.
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Want Better Communication? Stop Bulldozing & People-Pleasing

Mindful communication emphasizes clarifying priorities—objectives, relationships, and self-respect—to navigate conversations effectively and maintain integrity.
#communication

Using abbreviations in text messages comes across as less sincere, study finds

Using abbreviations in texts can come off as insincere, leading to fewer responses.

How Communication Pauses Improve Interpersonal Relationships

Pauses in communication can transform relationships by allowing hidden insights to emerge and fostering deeper understanding.

Asking Eric: Hey, neighbors, I'm not feeble. Actually, I just won an Emmy.

The couple feels their younger neighbors' interventions are condescending and based on ageist assumptions about their capabilities.

These Are The 7 Things Divorce Lawyers Avoid Doing In Their Own Marriages

Healthy conflict resolution in marriage requires avoiding hurtful insults and maintaining open, constructive communication.

Miss Manners: Is it a mistake to react when a child insults me?

Address unkind behavior in children directly, emphasizing the importance of empathy and the consequences of hurtful comments.

Asking Eric: My new co-workers expect me to remember their unusual names

It's important to clarify names, as what may seem unusual to one person could be common to another, leading to potential misunderstandings.

Using abbreviations in text messages comes across as less sincere, study finds

Using abbreviations in texts can come off as insincere, leading to fewer responses.

How Communication Pauses Improve Interpersonal Relationships

Pauses in communication can transform relationships by allowing hidden insights to emerge and fostering deeper understanding.

Asking Eric: Hey, neighbors, I'm not feeble. Actually, I just won an Emmy.

The couple feels their younger neighbors' interventions are condescending and based on ageist assumptions about their capabilities.

These Are The 7 Things Divorce Lawyers Avoid Doing In Their Own Marriages

Healthy conflict resolution in marriage requires avoiding hurtful insults and maintaining open, constructive communication.

Miss Manners: Is it a mistake to react when a child insults me?

Address unkind behavior in children directly, emphasizing the importance of empathy and the consequences of hurtful comments.

Asking Eric: My new co-workers expect me to remember their unusual names

It's important to clarify names, as what may seem unusual to one person could be common to another, leading to potential misunderstandings.
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#empathy

Connecting With Others: Getting It and Getting It Right

People tend to share their feelings more with those who value their well-being and show empathy.

This One Truth Applies to All of Us

Choosing to be curious rather than judgmental about others can foster deeper understanding and empathy.

Using Theory of Mind to Enhance Connection

Empathy rooted in theory of mind helps affirm individuals' value, enhancing interpersonal connections.

Cynical? This Stanford professor will teach you how to transform cynicism into trust

Expectations can significantly influence the behavior and attitudes of others.

Why Empathy Requires Slowing Down

Empathy can be cultivated through active listening and self-reflection, though it remains a societal challenge requiring time and emotional vulnerability.

Connecting With Others: Getting It and Getting It Right

People tend to share their feelings more with those who value their well-being and show empathy.

This One Truth Applies to All of Us

Choosing to be curious rather than judgmental about others can foster deeper understanding and empathy.

Using Theory of Mind to Enhance Connection

Empathy rooted in theory of mind helps affirm individuals' value, enhancing interpersonal connections.

Cynical? This Stanford professor will teach you how to transform cynicism into trust

Expectations can significantly influence the behavior and attitudes of others.

Why Empathy Requires Slowing Down

Empathy can be cultivated through active listening and self-reflection, though it remains a societal challenge requiring time and emotional vulnerability.
moreempathy
#narcissism

Dangerous Distortions From Dark Personalities

Certain personality traits distort perceptions of social interactions, causing individuals to misinterpret benign gestures as threats.

Having a Strong Opinion Does Not Make Someone Narcissistic

The term "narcissistic" is often misused to dismiss disagreements, even though all humans possess some degree of narcissism.

Dangerous Distortions From Dark Personalities

Certain personality traits distort perceptions of social interactions, causing individuals to misinterpret benign gestures as threats.

Having a Strong Opinion Does Not Make Someone Narcissistic

The term "narcissistic" is often misused to dismiss disagreements, even though all humans possess some degree of narcissism.
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#character-development

Bryan Washington on the Possibilities of Queerness

Using familiar settings like Houston provides a creative space for exploration and emotional depth in storytelling.

Shrinking Recap: Forgive Yourself

Selflessness must come from genuine desire; psychological egoism suggests we act in self-interest even when helping others.
Character vs. self-interest creates emotional conflict in relationships.

Bryan Washington on the Possibilities of Queerness

Using familiar settings like Houston provides a creative space for exploration and emotional depth in storytelling.

Shrinking Recap: Forgive Yourself

Selflessness must come from genuine desire; psychological egoism suggests we act in self-interest even when helping others.
Character vs. self-interest creates emotional conflict in relationships.
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Juxtapoz Magazine - Anne Buckwalter: I Will Clean the Closet, I Will Climb the Stairs

The exhibition explores the evolution of relationships, combining themes of intimacy, gender, and domesticity.
Buckwalter's work represents a metaphorical exploration of transitional spaces within personal relationships.

Dear Abby: It would be a good job were it not for my cliquish young co-workers

The work environment is isolating despite good job conditions, leading to feelings of depression and exclusion.

Does Power Corrupt the Heart?

Power imbalances in relationships can lead to harmful behaviors and a disregard for commitment.
Feeling powerful may boost self-esteem but can negatively impact how partners are treated.
#psychology

Seven Books That Explain What Makes Other People Tick

Books can help clarify the complexities of human behavior and relationships.

A New Way to Unlock the Mystery of Your Emotions

Emotions play a crucial role in interpersonal interactions, providing feedback and influencing our experiences.
Understanding the nature of emotions can aid in navigating personal emotional turmoil.

Seven Books That Explain What Makes Other People Tick

Books can help clarify the complexities of human behavior and relationships.

A New Way to Unlock the Mystery of Your Emotions

Emotions play a crucial role in interpersonal interactions, providing feedback and influencing our experiences.
Understanding the nature of emotions can aid in navigating personal emotional turmoil.
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#family-dynamics

Harriette Cole: She's being bullied, and you tell her to fix her skin?

Mother-in-law's comments on appearance are unacceptable and the daughter-in-law should set boundaries.
Respect for personal privacy in creative expressions, such as recipes, is important.

Dear Mary: I'm living as a single mum with my parents but they treat me really badly even though I pay for food and bills

Feeling treated as a child despite adult responsibilities causes frustration and highlights familial dynamics that undermine personal autonomy.

This Mom Is In A Fight With Her In-Laws Over Her Daughter Reading Throughout Their Family Vacation

Family vacations can heighten existing family dynamics and tension.

Harriette Cole: She's being bullied, and you tell her to fix her skin?

Mother-in-law's comments on appearance are unacceptable and the daughter-in-law should set boundaries.
Respect for personal privacy in creative expressions, such as recipes, is important.

Dear Mary: I'm living as a single mum with my parents but they treat me really badly even though I pay for food and bills

Feeling treated as a child despite adult responsibilities causes frustration and highlights familial dynamics that undermine personal autonomy.

This Mom Is In A Fight With Her In-Laws Over Her Daughter Reading Throughout Their Family Vacation

Family vacations can heighten existing family dynamics and tension.
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from Psychology Today
2 months ago

The Cost of Bragging About Stress

Stress bragging is a self-promotional behavior that highlights a person's workload while masking vulnerability, but it ultimately harms interpersonal relationships and workplace morale.

Why Do You Always Think Everyone Is Mad at You?

Childhood abuse disrupts emotional development, leading to low self-esteem and difficulties in relationships.
#workplace-dynamics

The 3 P's of Feedback: Positive, on Point, and Personal

Feedback should focus on specific behaviors, not personal attacks, fostering constructive conversations.
Providing feedback with care is an act of generosity, enhancing relationships rather than harming them.

How to Give a Great Compliment

The quality of relationships improves significantly with higher ratios of genuine compliments compared to criticism.

How to Adapt Effective Communication Styles in the Workplace

Understanding different communication styles is vital for effective workplace interactions.

The 3 P's of Feedback: Positive, on Point, and Personal

Feedback should focus on specific behaviors, not personal attacks, fostering constructive conversations.
Providing feedback with care is an act of generosity, enhancing relationships rather than harming them.

How to Give a Great Compliment

The quality of relationships improves significantly with higher ratios of genuine compliments compared to criticism.

How to Adapt Effective Communication Styles in the Workplace

Understanding different communication styles is vital for effective workplace interactions.
moreworkplace-dynamics

Inside the Sally Rooney Fan Base

Sally Rooney's writing connects deeply with young audiences through its simplicity and emotional truth in exploring interpersonal relationships.

BBC presenter Jay Blades charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against estranged wife

Jason Blades faces legal charges for controlling behavior in an intimate relationship amid his public fame from The Repair Shop.
#social-etiquette

Dear Abby: We booked a cruise with our new friends. Then we saw their social media.

Be cautious in social situations; initial kindness may hide deeper prejudices.
It is acceptable to confront individuals about their harmful beliefs, especially if they impact relationships.

Miss Manners: I asked him to Dune 2,' and his smart-alecky response stung

Memory lapses can be frustrating, but humor and understanding can help mitigate the discomfort they cause in social situations.

Dear Abby: We booked a cruise with our new friends. Then we saw their social media.

Be cautious in social situations; initial kindness may hide deeper prejudices.
It is acceptable to confront individuals about their harmful beliefs, especially if they impact relationships.

Miss Manners: I asked him to Dune 2,' and his smart-alecky response stung

Memory lapses can be frustrating, but humor and understanding can help mitigate the discomfort they cause in social situations.
moresocial-etiquette

JEREMY GILBERT-ROLFE (1945-2024)

Jeremy advocated for an 'unrecognizable aesthetic' in art, signaling a shift away from traditional recognizable styles.
The author experienced initial friction with Jeremy which eventually transformed into mutual respect and admiration.

The Surprising Benefits of Gossip

Gossip, often seen negatively, also helps forge social connections and enforce shared norms among groups.
#therapy

What Makes Some People So Annoying to Us?

Understanding the reasons behind our annoyance can help us better manage our reactions to difficult people.

Why dismissing the loudness of modern life is the key to regaining the stillness of the present | Sara Mussa

Unspoken moments in life reveal deep connections and emotions, often overlooked but vital for understanding ourselves and our relationships.

What Makes Some People So Annoying to Us?

Understanding the reasons behind our annoyance can help us better manage our reactions to difficult people.

Why dismissing the loudness of modern life is the key to regaining the stillness of the present | Sara Mussa

Unspoken moments in life reveal deep connections and emotions, often overlooked but vital for understanding ourselves and our relationships.
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These 3 Zodiac Signs Always Give People The Benefit Of The Doubt

Astrological factors may influence a person's ability to see the good in others, notably through the placements of Jupiter and the Sun.
#marriage

A Blended Family Is Struggling Because Their Two Boys Hate Each Other

Blending families can be challenging and require careful navigation of complex relationships and emotions.

Understanding The Conflict Of Interests Between Daughters-in-law And Mothers-in-law And How To Handle Them.

The primary conflict in African marriages often arises from mothers-in-law prioritizing their interests over their sons' marriages, leading to interpersonal tensions.

A Blended Family Is Struggling Because Their Two Boys Hate Each Other

Blending families can be challenging and require careful navigation of complex relationships and emotions.

Understanding The Conflict Of Interests Between Daughters-in-law And Mothers-in-law And How To Handle Them.

The primary conflict in African marriages often arises from mothers-in-law prioritizing their interests over their sons' marriages, leading to interpersonal tensions.
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'House of the Dragon' doesn't need big battles to make a good finale - and that's not what the show is about anyway

The focus of 'House of the Dragon' season two is on characters and relationships over big battles or deaths.

How Leaders Can Cultivate Happiness in the Workplace | Entrepreneur

Progressive tactics prioritize workplace happiness and productivity through inclusive activities and supportive environments.

Could You Be An "Earth Green" Personality? Let's Find Out!

Earth Green personalities exude positivity, patience, caring, and are strong relationship builders.
Understanding Carl Jung's Color Energy Theory can help individuals discover their behavioral preferences and interactions with others.

Witness One Woman's Margarita-Fueled Discovery of the Meaning of Fleetwood Mac's Rumorsand Maybe Life Itself

Raven Baxter's wholesome discovery of Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumors' album went viral online.
Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumors' album was fueled by the band members' real-life interpersonal turmoil.

Beacon Hill Broker And A Morning Without Google Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

People can get too absorbed in news and overlook personal connections in their daily lives.
Face-to-face interactions with neighbors, friends, and family are important for building relationships.

Are You Being Emotionally Manipulated at Work?

Emotional manipulation impacts cognitive control and interpersonal relationships
Recognizing and addressing emotional manipulation at work is crucial for well-being and productivity

How Infinite Wealth's Aloha Links Work And Why You Should Use Them

The game Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth focuses on interpersonal relationships and has a feature where players can make friends through a social media app called Aloha Links.
Players can add friends by saying hi to characters with gray smiley-face icons and doing positive things for them, such as giving gifts or saving them from enemies.

Understanding Dismissive Behavior

Dismissive behavior is characterized by belittling, disregarding, and neglecting the thoughts and feelings of others.
Dismissive individuals are often self-reliant, have difficulty expressing weakness, fear emotional intimacy, and have high emotional walls.

Why Cofounder Partnerships Fail - and How to Make Them Last

Up to 43% of cofounders are bought out due to interpersonal rifts. Mismatch in priorities leads to splits. Recommendations include empathy and considering co-creation.
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