Source: Simon Schuster

Justine Picardie

Justine Picardie describes the agony of separation after a 16-year marriage in The Times, Divorce and separation: a woman’s view

I have yet to meet anyone who walks away unscathed: even those who choose to end a marriage must grieve; for it is, after all, a loss of hope, as well as a kind of bereavement, haunted by the living, however deadened they seem. We live in an age in which people use tidy phrases such as “no-blame divorce” or “by mutual agreement”. But despite the level language of legal mediators and family law specialists, the feelings that arise are primal, savage, and — especially if infidelity has been involved (which it usually is) — clouded by rage, shame, humiliation and jealousy. Link to read the article

Source: The Times

Helen Fisher believes there’s an evolutionary reason why men prefer to have intimate discussions without making eye contact with their partner.

With Valentine’s Day only 2 days away I have been enjoying BigThink’s series What is Love? Today we hear the perspectives of two renowned love and relationship experts. link to BigThink