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What happens when a relationship researcher applies academic tools to love—and finally lets go of the framework?

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Owen Flanagan argues that addicts are free and that self-directed shame about their behavior can help motivate them to ...

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Celebrating Father's Day without a dad? Memories of your father can provide uplift on this day and year-round.