Repair Attempts Matter More Than Avoiding Rupture
by Research highlights the skill of mending after conflict Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, communicate, and …
Category: Today
Sexual Communication Improves Satisfaction for Both Partners
by Research links open conversation to greater intimacy Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, communicate, and sustain …
Gratitude Strengthens the Bonds We Take for Granted
by Research points to appreciation as a relationship investment Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, communicate, and …
Independence Within a Relationship Supports Its Health
by Research challenges the myth of the merged couple Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, communicate, and …
Stress From Outside Shapes the Relationship Within
by Research examines how external pressure affects couples Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, communicate, and sustain …
Small Daily Gestures Outweigh Grand Romantic Occasions
by Research points to the everyday as the foundation of connection Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, …
Communication, Not Compatibility, Predicts Lasting Relationships
by Research consistently points to how couples talk, not how alike they are Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how …
Emotional Responsiveness Is the Quiet Engine of Intimacy
by Research points to attunement as the foundation of close bonds Research into human relationships and sexuality continues to refine our understanding of how people connect, …
The Link Between Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Desire: What Clinicians Are Learning
by How Anxiety, Depression, and Chronic Stress Affect Sexual Desire and What Therapeutic Research Shows Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat The relationship between psychological stress, …
Sexual Health Across the Lifespan: What Research Shows About Desire, Function, and Wellbeing at Different Ages
by Psychologists and Clinicians on How Sexuality Changes Through Life and What That Means for Relationships Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat The cultural narrative about …
New Research on Body Image and Sexual Wellbeing: What Psychologists Are Finding
The Connection Between Body Acceptance, Self-Compassion, and Sexual Satisfaction in Recent Studies Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat The relationship between body image and sexual …
The Psychology of Sexual Fantasy: What Research Says and What Therapists See
by Understanding Fantasy as a Normal Human Experience With Specific Clinical Dimensions Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Sexual fantasy is among the most universal human …
Navigating Intimacy After Trauma: What Therapists Know and What Partners Should Understand
by Clinical Perspectives on Sexual Healing, Trauma-Informed Approaches, and What Research Shows Actually Helps Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat The clinical literature on sexual functioning …
Desire Discrepancy in Relationships: What Research Says and What Therapists Recommend
The Most Common Sexual Complaint in Long-Term Relationships Has Evidence-Based Solutions That Couples Rarely Know About Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Desire discrepancy — …
Attachment Theory and Romantic Relationships: What Your Attachment Style Actually Means for Your Love Life
by Psychologists Explain the Research Behind Secure, Anxious, and Avoidant Attachment Patterns and What Can Change Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Attachment theory, developed by …
Consent in Contemporary Relationships: What the Research and Clinicians Say Beyond the Basic Framework
by Psychologists and Therapists on the Ongoing Practice of Consent in Long-Term Relationships Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat The contemporary conversation about consent has been …
What Couples Therapists Actually Say About Relationship Satisfaction in 2026
New Research on Communication Patterns, Repair Attempts, and the Specific Behaviors That Keep Relationships Healthy Long-Term Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat The research on …
The Science of Sexual Satisfaction: What Research Actually Shows About What Matters
Psychologists and Sex Therapists Discuss the Factors That Research Consistently Links to Sexual Wellbeing Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Sexual satisfaction research has matured …
Therapists Working With Newer Generations Report Specific Communication-Norm Shifts That The Earlier Frameworks Did Not Anticipate
by Working clinicians with substantial caseloads of younger adult clients have documented specific generational shifts in communication norms that have substantial implications for therapeutic practice By …
Recent Sex Education Research Suggests Specific Curriculum Reforms That The Standard Programmes Have Substantially Not Adopted
Empirical evidence on specific sex education curriculum approaches has identified reforms that produce substantially better outcomes than the standard approaches, but the standard programmes have …
The Specific Patterns Of Long-Distance Relationship Maintenance Have Become A Substantial Research Subject
by What was once a niche relationship configuration has become, across the past decade, sufficiently common that empirical research on its specific maintenance patterns has substantially …
The Online Dating Landscape Has Produced Specific Therapeutic Patterns That Couples Therapists Are Now Encountering Routinely
by Working clinicians have documented specific challenges that the digital-mediated dating environment has introduced into the relationships of couples who met through online platforms, with implications …
The Sex Therapy Field Has Achieved Substantial Methodological Maturation Across The Past Decade, With Specific Implications For Both Practice And Public Discourse
by A field that has historically operated with substantially less methodological rigour than adjacent therapeutic specialities has, across the past decade, undertaken substantial reform whose specific …
Research On Intimate Partner Communication Identifies Specific Failure Modes That Standard Advice Substantially Misses
by A growing body of empirical work has identified specific patterns of communication failure between intimate partners that the standard relationship advice has substantially under-addressed, with …
The Specific Demographic Shifts In Marriage Rates Have Specific Therapeutic Implications That Are Now Becoming Visible
Substantial demographic changes in marriage rates and timing across multiple national contexts have produced specific therapeutic patterns that the field is now in the early …
Recent Long-Term Relationship Satisfaction Research Identifies Specific Communication Patterns That Predict Longevity
by A growing body of empirical work has converged on specific behavioural patterns that distinguish couples who sustain satisfaction across multiple decades from couples who do …
Couples Therapists Report Substantial Shift In Demand Patterns Across The Past Three Years, With Specific Implications For The Therapeutic Field
Working clinicians across multiple national contexts have documented a sustained change in what kinds of relational difficulties bring couples into therapy, with the changes producing …
Recent Attachment Theory Research Has Identified Specific Mechanisms That The Earlier Framework Did Not Capture
by A new generation of empirical work on adult attachment has substantially refined the theoretical framework, with implications for both clinical practice and the popular discourse …