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Follow your heart, but take some science and strategy with you. Evidence-based strategies that help you make smarter decisions and build the relationships you actually want.

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Your Anxiety Is a Detector, Not a Defect

It sees the problem first. Then it hands you the worst possible plan.

The Best Friend Test: Why It Tells You Everything About Your Relationship

Most people say their partner is their best friend. Asked a different way, only 14% are.

False Alarms: When Your Relationship Instincts Betray You

For the people who trust their gut about their love life and probably shouldn't.

You Date Better in Theory Than in Practice

The gap between what you say you want and what you actually do, and how to close it.

The Fake Yes

You think you settled that fight. You didn't.

The Unexpected Thing That Happens When Dating Actually Goes Well

The problem was never finding a good partner. It's what you do the second you find one.

You’re Working Hard at the Wrong Dating Problems

Seven structural fixes most people never think to make.

Can You and Your Partner Build a Life Together?

The questions most couples avoid and when to ask them.

The Foundation Standard: Build It Before You Break It

Because the first year either sets the pattern or becomes one.

How to Actually Fix Your Dating Life (Hint: It’s Not What You Think)

Most dating advice is fixing the wrong thing. Here’s what actually works.