Today’s Pick: Dealing with difficult relationships
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Editors’ Picks • January 28, 2026
Today’s featured article is recommended reading for anyone who routinely butts heads with a coworker or feels stuck in negative patterns with a partner. Difficult relationships often reflect differences in temperament and attachment styles, psychology professor Jessica A. Stern explains — learn her strategies for managing emotions and giving better feedback.
Natalie Stone
Managing Editor
Today’s Pick
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Dealing With a Difficult Relationship? Here’s How Psychology Says You Can Shift the Dynamic
Relationships can feel like both a blessing and the bane of your existence, a source of joy and a source of frustration or resentment. At some point, each of us is faced with a clingy child, a dramatic friend, a partner who recoils at the first hint of intimacy, a volatile parent, or a controlling boss — in short, a difficult relationship.
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