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Sociologist Charles Derber's research on what he called conversational narcissism found that constantly steering a conversation back to yourself, even with something as small as "that reminds me of the time I—," quietly starves the other person of the attention their story needed.
Sep 2, 2026
Shorter messages can reflect confidence rather than impatience
Sep 1, 2026
"I don't want to talk about it" doesn't necessarily mean someone won't communicate, psychologists who study a pattern known as normative male alexithymia have found many men are socialized from childhood to have a genuinely thinner emotional vocabulary to reach for, not a refusal to use the one they have.
Sep 1, 2026
Why having words for emotions can make them easier to manage—and why practical care still counts
Aug 31, 2026
"I'm sorry you feel that way" sounds like an apology, but research breaking down what makes an apology actually work found that phrases which avoid naming the offense or taking responsibility for it are consistently rated as less sincere, regardless of how sorry the tone sounds.
Aug 31, 2026