Some friendships are asymmetric: One person wants or craves the other’s company while the converse is not true. In the limiting case, one friend has nothing at all to offer to the other, and the ...

Have you ever said “I love you” out of habit, when you weren’t fully feeling it? Or told your partner you had an amazing time in bed when the experience was average? This is called “deceptive ...

I recently returned from the National Communication Association’s 2021 annual meeting after not being face-to-face with colleagues and friends for over two years. I was struck by how genuinely ...