Relationships
Dispatches on dad life, mental health, gear, music, relationships, and staying alive in your forties.
Rebuilding Trust After a Rough Patch: A Research-Based Guide
Rebuilding trust in a relationship is not a montage. There is no moment where the music swells, you say the…
How to Be a Better Listener (Especially When You’re Exhausted)
Nobody sits down to be a bad listener. But being a better listener in your relationship is one of those…
Long-Distance Fatherhood: Staying Present When You Travel for Work
The Part Nobody Puts in the Job Description Every traveling dad knows the specific weight of rolling a suitcase out…
The Division of Labor Problem: Research on Household Equality
The Division of Household Labor Is Still a Problem, and the Data Proves It If you have ever stood in…
Fighting Fair: How to Argue With Your Partner Without Wrecking Everything
Nobody gets into a relationship planning to fight, but if you have been in one longer than six months, you…
Why Your Friendships Change After Kids and What to Do About It
Losing friends after kids is one of those things nobody really warns you about when you're standing in the hospital…
The Co-Parenting Playbook: Making It Work When You’re Not Together
If you've gone looking for co-parenting tips online, you already know the problem. Most of what's out there reads like…
How to Stay Connected to Your Partner After Kids (According to Research)
The relationship after baby is one of the most studied transitions in all of couple psychology, and the findings are…