You mean, of course, my views on all our relationships with pretty much everybody and everything that truly matters to us. The word we toss around in therapeutic circles for this universal phenomenon ...

The word “ambivalent” comes from the roots “ambi” meaning “both” and “valentia” meaning “strength.” To be ambivalent about something is to be pulled in opposite directions. There is nothing ...

A reader wonders what to make of the reservations she’s having about a yearlong relationship, and whom to share them with. By Philip Galanes I have been with my boyfriend for a year now, and I have ...

If you’re asked to picture a successful leader, what do you see? If you’re like most people, you imagine somebody who is ...

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The Ohio State University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. University of Virginia provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Choices about political candidates ...

Even before having her first child, Libby Ward knew what kind of mother she wanted to be. Patient. Loving. Intentional. But her hopes went beyond that, especially when she looked at the mothers in her ...

Ambivalent Networkers have folded ICTs into a lifestyle that relies a lot on mobile devices to connect socially with others or to entertain themselves. They do the most of any group when it comes to ...