Pets Are Usually Framed as a Simple Household Addition for Couples, but a New Academic Study Shows Owning One Together Actually Reshapes the Relationship
When two people move in together, or two close friends decide to split rent, getting a…
Stepdads Have Long Been Treated as the Background Figure in a Blended Family, but New Research Shows They’re More Involved Than Ever — and Stepkids Are Benefiting
The stepdad has long been treated as a supporting character in a blended family, present but…
Sex Education Is Usually Treated as Something You Age Out of by Adulthood, but New Research Shows Adults Are Still Feeling Its Effects on Relationships
Most people think of sex education as something that happens once, in a classroom, sometime around…
Milestone Celebrations Used to Mean a Party at Home With Family, but New Data Shows 76% of Travelers Are Now Planning an Entire Trip Around Them
A birthday used to mean a cake at the kitchen table. An anniversary used to mean…
Family Life Surveys Usually Ask Parents Alone How Things Are Going, but a New National Survey Asked Kids Too — and the Results Weren’t Great
New America’s 2026 National Parent Survey, released this year, breaks from the usual pattern of family…
Money Is Usually Framed as the Thing That Makes Dating Easier for Men, but Extremely Wealthy Single Men Say It’s Actually Sabotaging Their Love Lives
New research from the matchmaking firm Selective Search finds that 72% of ultra-high-net-worth single men say…
Cuffing Season Is Supposed to Start Once the Weather Actually Turns Cold, but the Real Data Says It’s Already Kicking Off Earlier Than You Think
Cuffing season is supposed to be a cold-weather phenomenon — the moment the temperature drops and…
Staying in an Unsatisfying Relationship Is Often Framed as the Safer Choice, but New Peer-Reviewed Research Just Confirmed What Singles Suspected
Singles get told, in one form or another, that a mediocre relationship still beats being alone…
Adult Kids Moving Back Home Used to Be a Temporary Fix, but New Survey Data Shows It’s Now ‘The New Normal’ — and It’s Straining Their Parents’ Marriages
Adult children moving back in with their parents has stopped being a temporary fix and become…
Dating Apps Get Blamed for Ruining Modern Romance Constantly, but New Data Shows Half of Users Actually Find a Real Relationship Through Them
Roughly half of people who use dating apps eventually land in a relationship they’d call real,…