A new article published in Advances In Motivation Science attempts to put our never-ending pursuit to be accepted by other people into proper scientific context. “Over the past 30 years, we have ...

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Interestingly, the term “limerence” has come back in style. This term can be found in the 1979 book Love and Limerence by Dorothy Tennov. Limerence is “first and foremost a condition of cognitive ...

We’ve all been there. Rejected. Perhaps you had your hopes up but didn’t get the job, client, partnership or promotion you wanted. And unfortunately, maybe you don’t have an explanation for the ...

Being dumped by a romantic partner is generally a very painful experience. In psychology, rejection is often defined as the perception of not being accepted, included, or wanted by others. When we ...

Disgraced relationship guru Derrick Jaxn is opening up about the infidelity that led to his divorce from Da’Naia Jackson. Jaxn appeared on the Dear Future Wifey podcast on Wednesday, August 16, where ...

Everyone knows the feeling of rejection. When my daughter was young, she always thought I loved her brother more than I loved her. Even though that was completely untrue, nevertheless, she felt that ...

My niece moved to my city a couple of years ago. I thought, “Great!” She’s only 15 minutes away. I send her texts inviting her to fun events; she always says yes, but when the day comes, something has ...