‘Mind-reading’ requires the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, predicting their actions and reading their emotions.

Discussing some key topics before – or even after – they move in together can help couples successfully navigate this step.

It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have evolved as a way to keep couples together long enough to reproduce and raise children.

In families that are facing economic insecurity, fathers are more likely to experience depressive symptoms that can lead to conflict.

Disputes are normal in romantic partnerships, but learning to see them from an outsider’s perspective, rather than your biased point of view, could be the key to cutting down on conflicts.