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July 2025

Stop Asking ChatGPT If You Should Break Up
The reason why you're already more qualified than any expert to solve your relationship problems
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Yael Schonbrun
5
Think You Can Catch a Liar?
Don't be so sure.
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Yael Schonbrun
2
Why Advice to Empathize is Misguided
The scientific reason why 'putting yourself in someone else's shoes' backfires.
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Yael Schonbrun
7
When Your AI Boyfriend Makes You Feel Like You're All That Matters
Love in the time of algorithms.
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Yael Schonbrun
6
Lessons from Goat Reconciliation
Relational wisdom from a backlogged reading list.
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Yael Schonbrun
6

June 2025

Turn Down the Spotlight (And Turn Up the Connection)
Confessions of a bad gift-giver at the border.
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Yael Schonbrun
4
The Science of Dad Jokes
Why the "Worst" Humor Might Actually Be the Best
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Yael Schonbrun
3
When Words Get in the Way of Communication
Making words matter without deputizing yourself as Chief Language Officer
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Yael Schonbrun
3
Feathering Our Relational Nests
The latest relational research roundup.
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Yael Schonbrun
7

May 2025

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