Incompatible Social BatteriesWoe Is Me! “How Do I Navigate a Relationship With an Introvert?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Kehna Hi KyaOur Favorite Song Lyrics Could Reveal the Kind of Partners We’ll Be, Study Finds A new study found that people enjoy music that resonates the most with their respective attachment styles and personality traits. By Devrupa Rakshit
Boundary SetterWoe Is Me! “My Flatmate Has No Boundaries. How Do I Get My Privacy Back?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Not Again!How ‘Phubbing’ Ruins Relationships, According to Science Phubbing can make physical interactions less satisfying -- not just for the ones being phubbed, but also for the ones indulging in it. By Devrupa Rakshit
Sweet DreamsWoe Is Me! “I Dream About Cheating On My Partner. What’s Wrong With Me?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Wedding TrapWoe Is Me! “My Sister Is About to Marry a Terrible Person. Should I Stop Her?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
You Said ItWoe Is Me! “I Want to Date My Coworker. Is This a Terrible Idea?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Loves Me. Not.Why Some People Are Convinced They’re in a Relationship With Someone They Have Never Met An erotomaniac is convinced that a celebrity -- or anyone with a higher social standing than themselves -- is in love with them. By Devrupa Rakshit
I Feel... Okay?Why Romances, Heartbreaks May Impact Our Mental Health Less Than We Think "[W]ellbeing changes due to major romantic relationship events -- like a marriage or [a] breakup -- are only transient." By Devrupa Rakshit
Stray-demicWhy People May Be Likely to Cheat if Infidelity Is Common in Their Social Circles “[E]nvironments in which infidelity is common may provide the justification for abandoning long-term priorities of relationship maintenance.” By Devrupa Rakshit
Accounting for LossHow a Culture of Guilt Around Spending Fractures Young Indians’ Relationship With Money "I was interested in buying a keyboard recently... but [the decision] almost gave me a panic attack." By Saumya Kalia
Ha?Why Laughter With Friends Might Sound Different From Laughter Around a Love Interest Even something as nvoluntary as laughter contains information about people's dynamics with their company, suggests research. By Devrupa Rakshit
Love In the Time of CapitalismHow Modern Society Complicates the Grief of Heartbreak Breakups are culturally significant, but socially marginalized -- leading to suppressed pain and unhealthy coping. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
All You Need Is LoveWoe Is Me! “I Feel Like the Only One Who Still Believes in Love. Am I Foolish?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Anxious LovePartners’ Mental Health May Change — and Even Improve — Together: Study The 12-year-long longitudinal study showed depression symptoms like anxiety or mood swings may evolve along similar lines in couples. By Saumya Kalia
Not CrueltyWhy Ghosting Is Not Always a Form of ‘Emotional Abuse’ The extent to which ghosting is justified might depend on the dynamic between the ghoster and the ghostee prior to the act of ghosting. By Devrupa Rakshit
Love ThyselfHow People in Relationships Are Happier When They’re Growing As Individuals Too Couples who constantly grew as individuals too, were found to be more satisfied and committed, besides having better self-esteem. By Devrupa Rakshit
Love and CriticismWoe Is Me! “My Friends, Family Judge My Boyfriend For His Looks. What Do I Do?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team