Most married women fear that after a while men’s passion will be diminished and divorce. Psychologists know the secret of how to behave in order for a man to cherish you. By following these rules, you will be able to keep your marriage and love. Leave your man’s private space The largest proportion of family … Read more
Though we long for certain people to like us, an odd thing can happen once they do. What is the origin of our strange coolness towards those who show enthusiasm for us? Ostensibly we all want love – but oddly, one of the hardest things to do is not to hold it against someone when … Read more
It seems like the height of patronising behaviour to look at an adult as if they were a child. But it can also be deeply sympathetic and generous. Small children sometimes behave in stunningly unfair and shocking ways: they scream at the person who is looking after them, angrily push away a bowl of animal … Read more
Getting close to another human isn’t the trouble free process we might imagine. It’s worth understanding just how frightening closeness can be.
Getting close to another human isn’t the trouble free process we might imagine. It’s worth understanding just how frightening closeness can be We know by instinct that humour is pretty important in relationships. But the reasons are often left a little vague. It isn’t that we crudely want entertainment – there are enough comedians on … Read more
We live in an age that thinks highly of frankness and directness. But there are – nevertheless – a few reasons why politeness remains a hugely important quality. For most of human history, the idea of being ‘polite’ has been central to our sense of what is required to count as a good and civilised … Read more
Looked at over time, we’re gradually picking up slightly better manners – but what are we doing now that might, in future eras, be considered bad manners?
What holds us back from being more confident at work is often a sense that we are fundamentally different from those who succeed. We suffer – needlessly – from The Impostor Syndrome.
One of the greatest obstacles to a good life is the expectation of perfection. Stop trying to make everything perfect, because we dont have that much time.
We associate being dutiful with being safe – that’s how it worked at school. But once we are in the big world, too much of a concern for duty can be our downfall. We start off in life being very interested in pleasure and fun. In our earliest years, we do little but hunt out … Read more