A new study shows that dysfunction in early relationships can lead to depression later on.
For many young people, high school love is full of firsts. You can probably think of a few yourself--first relationship, first kiss, first heartbreak or even the first time. However, we're betting you would have never guessed this first would ever be added to the list. Researchers at the University of Maine performed a psychological study which brought to light a new first for kids in love, and it has nothing to do with magical moments. They found that early relationships can often reveal the first signs of depression.
Brooke Shields reveals the truth about romance with Michael Jackson in an exclusive interview.
Brooke Shields and Michael Jackson dated in 1984 during the height of his 'Thriller' fame. In an exclusive Rolling Stone interview that will hit shelves Friday, Shields has admitted that she always saw Michael as being 'asexual' and curious.
A new study says the ghosts of lovers past haunt us more than we realize.
A new study says we should strive to do the impossible—never fall victim to puppy love. Actually, the exact quote: "If you want to find happiness in later life, it is best to avoid puppy love altogether." In the new book Changing Relationships, a collection of love and relationship papers by British sociologists, the unanimous opinion seems to be that those vile, rose-colored lenses of youth make adult relationships less fulfilling. An adult relationship is a "calm" and "pragmatic" analysis of what one wants and needs, coupled with the reliability and dependability to make it happen. In fact, the sociologists say the qualities that most excite you right off the bat are often the ones that contradict what you'd actually need for a stable, solid relationship.
What would have happened if Anne came of age during the era of Facebook?
According to the New York Times, soon you will be able to feast your eyes on the famous diarist's "one true love," Peter Schiff. Frank first confessed her crush when she was 11, he 13. "I'm such an idiot," she wrote on January 7, 1944. "I forgot that I haven't yet told you the story of my one true love. I can still see us walking hand in hand through our neighborhood." She died a year later.
Displays of affection don't need to be lovey-dovey or sappy.
All that couple-y, romantic stuff left this writer cold. But then one Valentine's Day. something shifted. Audrey Ference explains how she went from skeptic to romantic without losing her street cred.
