Some people would rather have no friends than be around deceitful individuals. So, if you'd rather be alone than fake being ...

Ryan, teary-eyed, stared off and said to me, "I think Lisa dumped me because she kept telling her friends I was a jerk. I swear, man, I treated her great. But she and her friends took it way out of ...

This post is the last in a series of three articles written by students in my Spring 2019 Close Relationships course. All three posts focus on how your larger network of friends and family can affect ...

You may have heard someone say the only people who get upset about your boundaries are the ones who benefit from you not having any. Setting boundaries is important in any kind of relationship — with ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

Treena Orchard has received funding from CIHR, SSHRC, and Western Ontario but no research monies were used in the creation of this article. Western University provides funding as a member of The ...