When in doubt, respond to what you witness, not what you hear secondhand.

Relationships are complicated, but happiness in a relationship isn't: It's just wanting exactly what you have. Wanting something else is dispiriting.

Attractions are things we all should be good at saying no to, because our Department of Attraction is arguably the least reliable and productive office in our entire brain.

Instead of talking at each other about the non-business-related contact, talk to each other about your concerns about marriage. Listen a lot, too.

We all make deals with ourselves when it comes to the difficult people in our lives.

Being highly invested and preoccupied by an emotionally consuming mission tends to steal resources from other aspects of your emotional life.

For some people, the better route for finding like-minded parents is just to get out of your house with your baby and frequent baby-friendly places.