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That’s what my new column Dear Dr. V is all about — real people sharing their intimate dilemmas in love, sex and relationships, and me helping them make sense of it all. Each week, I’ll respond to one ...

Almost every time I speak to a general-public audience about my research on polyamory, someone eventually asks if poly people’s desire for multiple partners means that they don’t really love each ...

Emotional energy shapes our deepest relationships in ways we often fail to recognize. Sigmund Freud, one of the most influential figures in psychology, coined the term “cathexis” to describe the ...

Americans are increasingly forming emotional bonds with AI chatbots, finding consistent support and reduced loneliness, ...