Topics
Six areas of relationship research, organised the way readers actually ask about them. Each topic page gathers the explainers, the questions readers bring, and the archive research underneath.
Attachment
Why some of us relax into closeness and others brace for the reply that does not come.
Explore attachmentDating and Online Dating
Profiles, first messages, ghosting and the strange new etiquette of meeting strangers on purpose.
Explore dating and online datingRomantic Relationships
Attraction, commitment, mixed race couples, cohabitation and the long middle of a shared life.
Explore romantic relationshipsCommunication and Conflict
How couples argue, repair, negotiate the housework and talk about the things that matter.
Explore communication and conflictFriendship and Family
Weak ties, chosen family, cross-group friendship and the bonds that quietly carry a life.
Explore friendship and familySexuality and Intimacy
Desire, sexual motives, affection and the difference between wanting sex and wanting closeness.
Explore sexuality and intimacy