One effect of the Government social distancing lockdown is the crash in new divorce cases according to a leading online divorce service. There has been a 30% drop in new […]

Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford Waiting is never easy. Sometimes the period when you know that something bad is coming is almost harder than when it finally arrives. Across the […]

By Helen Shingler: Today is Mother’s Day and for many of us it will be the strangest one ever.  No family gatherings for a special Sunday lunch at the pub, […]

Here are a few stats, which suggest that women’s fight for equal rights might be forgotten but has not totally been in vain as younger women are reaping some benefits, […]

Happiness: is feeling content more important than purpose and goals? Don’t worry, be happy. Shutterstock Rafael Euba, King’s College London There is much written about finding one’s life purpose and […]

Hands up if you have been offended on social media. pathdoc/shutterstock Tahmineh Tayebi, Aston University Most of us have felt offended at a remark made by a close friend or […]

Citizens Advice has found that almost half (47%) of survivors of domestic abuse have had their post intercepted, opened or hidden by the perpetrator. This has resulted in missed medical […]

Many study participants reported they had smelled an absent partner’s clothing because it made them feel relaxed or secure. (Shutterstock) Marlise Hofer, University of British Columbia and Frances Chen, University […]

Shutterstock/WAYHOME studio Genavee Brown, Northumbria University, Newcastle Smartphones have changed the world. A quick glance around any street or communal space shows how dominant our favourite digital devices have become. […]

Dmitry Naumov/Shutterstock Klara Sabolova, University of South Wales Everybody knows that firstborns are natural leaders, middle children are rebels and the baby of the family is spoiled yet confident. At […]