When You Really Love Someone
If you’re a man and your spouse is a women, you have a special responsibility.
A Friendship Ender You Can Easily Avoid
When friends express problems and concerns, they aren’t necessarily looking to us to “fix” them.
The Benefit of Being “Hard to Get”
Studies have consistently found that asking questions improves interpersonal bonding.
A Disproportionate Reaction to Negative News
The next time you are confronted with negativity bias, try these two effective responses.
A Heightened Sense for Insincerity
How hard can it be to write a chapter on the benefits of being sincere? That’s what I thought as I contemplated writing about sincerity for my new book, Ask: How to Relate to Anyone.
A Different Kind of Dinner
When you cease efforts to persuade, abandon your agenda and genuinely focus on others, you do more than empower them to talk.