When we feel a connection to someone, it feels like the rarest thing in the world. With people becoming increasingly more isolated, it's difficult to seek out and find true companionship with another ...

I was having one of those days where nothing seemed to go my way. As I was on the verge of tears, my daughter walked up to me, saw the sadness in my eyes and handed me her favorite tie-dye sticker.

Many fans have developed parasocial relationships with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, pictured here in January 2025 at the AFC Championship Game in Kansas City, Missouri. David Eulitt / Getty Images ...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “social distancing” has been at the center of public conversation, but this phrase is a bit of a misnomer. Taken literally, the phrase seems to endorse ...

When we meet people who connect with us at a soul level, we know it is happening. Sometimes, those connections feel amazing. Other times, there’s powerful chemistry, but the connection isn’t one we’d ...

Online therapy, seen by many as a temporary stop-gap at the beginning of the pandemic, is looking increasingly here to stay. Therapists who continue to see patients online must take steps to establish ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

It’s only September, yet I am already hearing a now-familiar lament from faculty members across higher education — especially, but not exclusively, at the midcareer and senior ranks — who feel ...