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A neuroscientist explains why you shouldn’t measure your partner’s love with the viral ‘bird test’ this Valentine’s Day.

Your brilliant scheme may just blow up in your face. A romantic relationship can sometimes feel like a series of tests you have to keep passing for the relationship to continue moving forward smoothly ...

I’ll be honest about my naivety—for a long time, I thought relationship security meant everything feeling easy all the time. No tension, no second-guessing, or uncomfortable conversations. But as we ...

The orange peel relationship theory and test entails asking your partner to get and orange and peel it for you. And then seeing what you get. Source: Photo by SHVETS production from Pexels The orange ...

Birds, the warm-blooded and feathered vertebrates, are being used to put romantic partners to the test. A relationship experiment dubbed the "bird theory" is making the rounds on social media. It ...

A growing trend sees travelers using trips to test the compatibility of their relationships. According to a Booking.com survey, 37% of U.S. travelers are open to this "turbulence test." Travel can ...

I live with the kind of man other women tell me I’m lucky to have. And honestly, they’re not wrong. He’s considerate, communicative, and doesn’t flinch at the phrase ‘feelings chat’. Which is why I ...