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Sexualized dating profiles can sabotage long-term relationship prospects, study finds

Sexualized dating profiles can sabotage long-term relationship prospects, study finds

Published by José Betancourt

You’re trying to get noticed in a crowded dating market. But as new research shows, the very strategies that grab attention might be the exact ones pushing love away. When my daughter was a teenager, she uploaded a photo of herself in a revealing swimsuit to social media—something many teens do. My parental instincts kicked in, and I asked her to take it down. My concern wasn’t just about the wrong kind of attention (or even predatory audiences). It was also about the message the photo sent: “This is what I have for sale,” when I knew she had so much more to offer. I shared this concern with a friend, expecting support. Instead, he looked at me like I was overreacting. “She’s attractive, and that’s part of how people get noticed,” my friend said. “Why not use that? Once she gets the attention she wants, she can reveal the deeper, more sophisticated parts of herself.” Dating app users face the same dilemma every day. On the one hand, they want to stand out in …

Nikki Glaser makes surprising confession about relationship with longterm boyfriend: ‘It’s just what I’m into’

Nikki Glaser makes surprising confession about relationship with longterm boyfriend: ‘It’s just what I’m into’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Nikki Glaser has opened up about how she embraces an open relationship with her partner of over a decade, Chris Convy. During an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the comedian confirmed that her 2022 comments on non-monogamy still reflect her views today. At the time, she told Graham Bensinger that one of her “kinky things” was that she “wouldn’t mind” if her boyfriend slept with another woman, as long as it wasn’t romantic. During a chat with Alex Cooper, which aired on April 8, Nikki explained what she meant at the time. “In a relationship, I don’t really care if my boyfriend were to hook up,” she shared. “But that is not a two-way street. I’m not someone who likes to hook up when I’m in a relationship. I don’t really care about that. But I don’t care if someone else were to. In fact, I kind of like it.” © DisneyNikki Glaser shared details about her open relationship She continued: “I want a guy that other girls want. Just don’t kiss her, …

The Viral ‘Jessica’ Toddler Tantrum Hack Is Not A Long-Term Parenting Fix

The Viral ‘Jessica’ Toddler Tantrum Hack Is Not A Long-Term Parenting Fix

Published by Sam Flores

Parents are attempting to halt toddler tantrums by asking their children about a made-up person called “Jessica”. The distraction technique seems to work, too. In one clip shared on TikTok, a father is buckling his crying child into a car seat and says: “Jessica, come here.” “Are you going to stop crying? Because Jessica is coming. You want Jessica to come?” he asks his son, who promptly stops crying and looks around. In another clip, a crying toddler runs towards their caregiver, who calls out: “Jessica. Jessica. Where are you, Jessica?” Again, the toddler stops crying and looks around, wide-eyed. Dr Sasha Hall, a senior educational and child psychologist, certainly understands the appeal to parents of young children. Who wouldn’t want a magic ‘pause’ button to stop those mid-supermarket-shop meltdowns? But the expert warns it’s not an effective long-term solution for helping children navigate big emotions. Why calling out for ‘Jessica’ stops toddler tantrums It’s basically a form of distraction. “It can work initially because young children are highly responsive to novelty, unexpected input, and …

Long-Term Social Media Use Linked to Depression, Self-Harm in Young People: Study

Long-Term Social Media Use Linked to Depression, Self-Harm in Young People: Study

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Jerry Zhu via The Epoch Times, An Australian-led study has found children and teenagers who spend more time on social media are more likely to experience depression, self-harm, substance use, and lower achievement later in life. Published in JAMA Pediatrics, the systematic review examined data from 153 studies consisting of over 350,000 children and adolescents aged between 2 and 19 years, for up to two decades. “The strongest pattern we saw was between social media use and later problematic media use, suggesting early patterns of engagement may become more entrenched and difficult to manage over time,” said Sam Teague, a senior research fellow at James Cook University. The study focused on longitudinal research, which follows participants over time and offers stronger insight into how behaviours and outcomes develop. Teague said previous research in the field often relied on snapshots collected at a single point in time, making it harder to determine whether social media use preceded negative outcomes. However, she stressed the findings do not prove social media causes harm. Instead, the results …

Average US Long-Term Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.22%, Highest Level in More Than 3 Months

Average US Long-Term Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.22%, Highest Level in More Than 3 Months

Published by Sam Flores

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than three months, a setback for prospective home shoppers this spring homebuying season. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.22% from 6.11% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.67%. When mortgage rates rise, they can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for home shoppers, limiting what they can afford to buy. Only three weeks ago, the average rate had dropped to just under 6% for the first time since late 2022, but it has risen every week since the war with Iran started, rattling financial markets and stoking worries about higher inflation due to a spike in energy prices. Meanwhile, borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also rose this week. That average rate inched up to 5.54% from 5.5% last week. A year ago, it was at 5.83%, Freddie Mac said. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the …

Politics Home Article | Public Backs Long-Term Protection For BBC, Poll Suggests

Politics Home Article | Public Backs Long-Term Protection For BBC, Poll Suggests

Published by Sam Flores

Lisa Nandy announced the move to a permanent charter on Tuesday (Alamy) 3 min read1 hr A poll shared exclusively with PoliticsHome has found widespread public support for the BBC charter being put on a permanent footing, in a move which the government has said will help protect the corporation from “culture wars”. On Tuesday night, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, announced that the BBC charter would be put on a permanent footing for the first time. The cabinet minister said that “while the terms, the structures and the funding for the BBC will continue to be negotiated”, the move would end the “bizarre situation where if the charter isn’t agreed in time, the BBC ceases to exist”. Under the current setup, the BBC charter is renewed every 10 years. Senior BBC figures, including the outgoing director general, Tim Davie, had been pushing for a permanent arrangement, arguing that it would protect the corporation’s long-term stability. “We will act to future-proof this vital institution in these stormy times when public debate …

These roaches form exclusive long-term relationships after eating each other’s wings : NPR

These roaches form exclusive long-term relationships after eating each other’s wings : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

A new paper in the journal Royal Society Open Science describes evidence that the wood-feeding cockroach Salganea taiwanensis may engage in a behavior known as pair bonding. Haruka Osaki hide caption toggle caption Haruka Osaki When you think of two individuals coupling up to raise and protect a family together, you might think of people or birds. But probably not cockroaches. And yet, in a paper published in Royal Society Open Science, a trio of researchers presents evidence that suggests that Salganea taiwanensis, a kind of wood-feeding cockroach, may engage in what’s known as pair bonding. That “just means that two individual organisms will spend an extended period of time with each other and will exclude other individuals from the bond,” says Nate Lo, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Sydney and an author of the new study. “The two individuals know that the other member has their back.” Pair bonding comes with numerous benefits, including grooming, the joint defense of nest and offspring, and the sharing of food. It requires enough brain power …

‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan | Global development

‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan | Global development

Published by Sam Flores

There is strong evidence that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed a war crime by depriving the villagers of north Darfur of the means to produce food, legal experts argue in a new analysis published today calling for the Humanitarian Research Lab’s (HRL) revelations to be used in international courts. The destruction of the villages, farming equipment and infrastructure all provide strong evidence of a “starvation strategy” against a population already struggling with food insecurity because of the war, says Tom Dannenbaum, a professor at Stanford Law School and a leading expert on the use of starvation in war. “People were at the brink of starvation and objects indispensable to their survival were being destroyed,” says Dannenbaum, who co-authored the analysis alongside Yale Law School professor Oona Hathaway. He says it was not merely the fact the villages had been attacked but the targeted destruction of livestock enclosures, as well as the forced displacement of the farmers, that led to reduced farming activity that suggested a deliberate attempt to prevent the villages from being able …

Long-term ADHD medication use does not appear to permanently alter the developing brain

Long-term ADHD medication use does not appear to permanently alter the developing brain

Published by José Betancourt

Long-term use of stimulant medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not appear to cause lasting changes in brain development, according to a study published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. Medications such as methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, are widely prescribed to treat ADHD. This condition is marked by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Stimulant medications work by increasing levels of brain chemicals, particularly dopamine and noradrenaline, which help regulate attention and behavior. Although these medications are considered highly effective in the short term, scientists have long debated whether taking them during childhood while the brain is still developing might lead to lasting biological changes. Animal studies have suggested that exposure during sensitive developmental periods could alter how the brain’s dopamine system matures, raising questions about possible long-term effects. Led by Zarah van der Pal from the University of Amsterdam, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a four-year follow-up of participants who had previously taken part in a randomized controlled trial over 16 weeks. The original trial included boys and adult men with …

Angels should match Zach Neto’s loyalty and give him a long-term deal

Angels should match Zach Neto’s loyalty and give him a long-term deal

Published by Sam Flores

TEMPE, Ariz. — For Angels fans, these are the worst of times. Their team is coming off back-to-back last-place finishes for the first time in 50 years. The team 30 miles up the freeway is coming off back-to-back World Series championships, led by a global icon who left Anaheim when the Angels could not deliver a winning team and would not promise him $700 million. The owner says he wants to win but also says winning does not rank among the top-five fan priorities. The Angels and the city of Anaheim remain at a stalemate over what to do about the aging stadium. The negativity dissipates as a young man walks into the clubhouse, baseball cap on backward for the moment, energetic and respectful and joyful and supremely confident. This is his team, and he is here to win. Zach Neto is the Angels’ best player. He is 25. If the Angels could make one move to try to persuade fans better days are ahead, the suggestion here would be to sign Neto to a long-term contract. …