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How close relationships keep us healthy and happy, with Richard Slatcher, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Social Media and Relationships: The Case for an Evolutionary Mismatch?

Face: How are smart phones interfering with people's relationships these days? Are we spending more time on our phones than we are talking to our spouses? Or is that just a new york or cartoon? Face: We can build somewhat superficial relationships on line, and they can become deeper if they become off line relationships. Most of the good research out there suggests that social media use has very little impact on our well being in terms of good or bad. It's sort of a net neutral.

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