Lillian McTernan

Much has been written over the years about the differences between men and women, and the 1992 publication of international bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus helped the two sexes better understand how the other one thinks, feels, and functions. The book also initiated a flood of questions about and research into the physiological and psychological differences between the sexes. But, spoiler alert: despite our so-called different planets of origin, studies show there are...

The best part of a wedding reception is the fact that it's basically a giant party with all your favorite people in one place — but as Les Hanna, a wedding photographer based in Central Florida, explained to The List, it can be problematic when "new brides and grooms (usually grooms) [are] more interested in partying with their friends than their new spouse at the reception." Gretchen Wakeman, a Phoenix, AZ-based wedding photographer, echoed this sentiment to HuffPost. "While it's normal for co

Two of the biggest red flags to watch out for in a relationship are jealousy and control. As the experts at Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida note, there's a difference between mild jealousy and pathological jealousy: while mild jealousy is somewhat common and often motivates couples to protect their bond with their partner, pathological jealousy is destructive and consuming. As clinical psychologist Andrea Bonoir, Ph.D., explained in Psychology Today, "A partner's jealous

This is a tricky one. Many of us want not just a relationship, but a true partnership — so you want to be sure that you and your significant other are on equal footing. But where does the quest for equality stop and score keeping begin? Social Worker and Relationship Therapist Rhonda Milrad told me that while we all want a 50/50 relationship with our partner, "keeping track of what you have done, pointing it out to your partner, and noting when you feel that your partner is falling behind in the

One of the best books I've read in recent years is The Confidence Code, by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. In it, Kay and Shipman — journalists who work for BBC World News America and ABC News, respectively — discuss what amounts to a gaping chasm between how confident men and women feel about themselves. "To our surprise, as we talked with women, dozens of them, all accomplished and credentialed, we kept bumping up against a dark spot that we couldn't quite identify, a force that was clearly hold

Features that attract people the most You'd be surprised what the world of science has figured out when it comes to romance. One minute, science is launching Neil Armstrong across the void to walk on the moon. The next, it's telling you exactly how to land your fantasy date. Contrary to popular belief, love and attraction is less like a romance novel, and a whole lot more like a psychology journal. Here's what science says is working behind the scenes when Cupid's arrow strikes.

My best friend and I have known each other, and been best friends, since first grade. Although we're more like sisters at this point, we're also very different — and, interestingly, one of the ways this played out was how we each got engaged. My husband and I went a more traditional route, in that he was the one who popped the question. Granted, I knew it was coming. He and I had talked about it in detail, laid out our requirements for circumstances that had to be met before we'd be comfortable