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A new study finds that women who do this during heated debates have better relationships.

Sean Meshorer is the author of The Bliss Experiment: 28 Days to Personal Transformation. Here, he explains the difference between being happy and being blissful, and offers an exercise to both instantly boost your bliss and use as a long-term coping strategy when conflicts arise:

Fears about finances can sabotage even the strongest of unions - and it's not just when the bills pile up. Couples who have different spending and saving habits have to learn how to communicate about money or their otherwise happy relationship can quickly hit the skids.

Are modern women being put under increasing pressure to be “perfect” mothers? And is this pressure to the detriment not only of women’s individual mental health, but also to the detriment of the second sex’s relatively recent strides for equality?

If you’re confident and trusting and possess the ability to work through conflicts with your chosen one, thank your mother. If not, you may need to rethink Mother’s Day Brunch.