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Why war can make you text your ex

A viral post in a women’s Facebook group revealed a surprising wartime impulse: the urge to message an ex; psychologists say stress, uncertainty and loneliness often push people to seek familiar emotional anchors, even in relationships that ended long ago

Dr. Adi Riva | 03.13.26

Bachelorette of the week: 'I don’t need to feel guilt or shame if I haven’t slept with someone or had a fling'

Liel Suleiman, 24, from Ramat Gan, wants the next man she meets to be her husband; 'I’ve been waiting for a relationship since I was 20, and I’ve encountered a lot of jerks and dishonesty, and tried to understand what lesson each one was meant to teach me'

Sivan Kanety Avitan | 02.26.26

LGBTQ domestic violence mirrors straight rates: 'If you’re walking on eggshells, don’t wait'

Advocates warn abuse in same-sex relationships often goes unspoken and can include threats of outing, identity-based harm and isolation; Israel’s Welfare Ministry will train social workers to identify and assist victims

Lihi Gordon | 02.24.26

‘Babe, I’m going to be the Christian Dior of sex’: the Israeli founder turning lube into luxury

After an awkward online purchase sparked a revelation in Italy, entrepreneur Noam Ruimi set out to rebrand sexual wellness in Israel as premium beauty, facing gossip, Instagram bans and questions about her marriage along the way

Lori Stadmauer | 02.21.26

Should I tell him how many men I’ve slept with?

Growing ‘radical honesty’ trend urges couples to share everything without filters or privacy; does total transparency truly strengthen intimacy, or can it cross personal boundaries and fuel insecurity instead?

Lori Stadmauer | 02.20.26

Why people cheat so early in a relationship?

The ‘good girl’ who stages a quiet rebellion, the man who feels life is slipping by unfulfilled and the thrill seeker hooked on cheap excitement: why people cheat and why it is happening now, even as more couples choose to open their relationships

Lee Reuveni | 02.14.26

Bachelor of the week: My grandmother saved me from drug addiction

At 24, Tamir Golan hit rock bottom, battling food and drug addiction before his grandmother stepped in; faith reshaped his life, and today the 35-year-old Tel Aviv content creator says he wants a simple, tradition-minded woman to build a stable, loving relationship

Sivan Kanety Avitan | 02.12.26

Stuck on his first love for years, Yaniv now teaches how to let go of exes

Until his late 20s, Yaniv Frister was fixated on a childhood girlfriend and collapsed when she announced her wedding; today, he leads workshops on letting go of a formative ex and opening the way to the right partner

Ifat Manhardt | 02.07.26

Equal partnership or traditional roles: What really fuels sexual desire?

Decades of research have examined whether equal sharing of housework boosts women’s sexual drive or dampens it; newer studies suggest the answer depends less on who cleans and more on who carries the mental load at home

Dr. Maayan Boiman Meshita | 02.01.26

Distance, fear and adrenaline: why many men had affairs during reserve duty

Months of separation, constant danger and psychological split lives turned wartime reserve duty into fertile ground for infidelity, leaving many women to discover that the man who came home was no longer the same

Uri Sherman Knohl, Shulamit Sperber | 01.24.26

A romantic note in a soldier care package led her to the love of her life

After October 7, Noa Ben Menahem sent care packages to soldiers and slipped a note into three of them; one reached reserve officer Aviuo Calvo who lives nearby and a month ago they got engaged, calling it love at first sight

Dina Halutz | 01.22.26

Simple response that can make or break your relationship

A brief moment of sharing, one powerful reaction: research shows how partners respond to each other’s good news can be just as decisive for a relationship’s future

Dr. Maayan Boiman Meshita | 01.19.26

Can men and women really be just friends?

Psychotherapist explores whether emotional closeness, intimacy and chemistry between men and women can truly exist without romantic or sexual desire, and how such friendships affect relationships, boundaries and the search for love

Hila Daniel | 01.17.26

When weed enters a relationship, emotional symmetry and sexual desire often suffer

When only one partner uses cannabis, relationships can quietly lose balance; Emotional distance grows, roles shift and desire fades as intimacy turns into caretaking, highlighting how repeated cannabis use can strain romantic and sexual connection

Dr. Itamar Cohen | 01.14.26

Thinking about an ex or another partner is normal, Israeli researcher says

New Tel Aviv University study challenges rigid ideas about fidelity and commitment, arguing that desire, identity and relationship structures move along a fluid romantic and sexual continuum

Lori Stadtmauer | 01.14.26

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