Love + Relationships

The Politics of Being Alone: The Systemic Bias Against Singles.

When One is the Loneliest Number

The Vigilant Heart: Hypervigilance and Emotional Exhaustion

What neuroscience and attachment theory teach us about the exhausting vigilance that keeps love at bay

The Beautiful Trap: How Limerence Warps Perception and Fuels Obsession

The intrusive and inescapable high that isn't love, at all.

The True Story of My Fake Ex-Husband

In the late 1990s, I met a stranger on the subway, and (illegally) married him a few hours later.

Parents & Couples Respond to Last Week's "Single & Excluded" Newsletter.

On Loneliness and Exclusion: The Hidden Architecture of the Single Life

When One is the Loneliest Number

Things Worth Sharing: What I'm Reading, Watching & Thinking About

Current doings at Stern Enterprises

The Loneliness Cure: Dr. Ruth’s Practical Wisdom for Connection

The Secret of Connection from New York’s Loneliness Ambassador

BONUS POST: My Lifelong 'Childhood Disorder.'

The Thing That Didn't Leave.

Why Saying “I Love You” Is Not Enough.

And what to say instead.

If You’re Trying to Avoid Reality, How Can You Face Your Life?

James Baldwin in Two Little Known Gems.

Don't Know Who You Are? These Games Can Help.

Learning Yourself Through Play.