relationships Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:48:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png relationships Archives - Positive News 32 32 Tired of small talk? Five ways to spark meaningful conversations https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/tired-of-small-talk-five-ways-to-spark-meaningful-conversations/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:15:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=555337 Fed up of discussing the weather? Here are five ways to initiate deeper, more engaging conversations to truly connect

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]]> 10 ways to relate to others (and yourself) in a positive way this Christmas
 https://www.positive.news/society/10-ways-to-relate-to-others-and-yourself-in-a-positive-way-this-christmas/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:17:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=504345 We’ve gathered 10 tips – shared by experts and backed by science – to help you have an empowering festive season


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]]> AI mediation tool could help people find common ground https://www.positive.news/society/ai-mediation-tool-could-help-people-find-common-ground/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:44:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=503074 The chatbot-like tool creates group statements that reflect majority and minority views, helping people to find areas of agreement

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]]> The app that spreads joy and reconnects people via creating family newspapers https://www.positive.news/society/the-app-that-spreads-joy-and-reconnects-people-via-creating-family-newspapers/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:03:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=502536 One company has come up with an idea that reconnects generations by combining digital apps with print

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]]> What can we learn from ‘supercommunicators’? https://www.positive.news/society/what-can-we-learn-from-supercommunicators/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:20:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=485311 We can work on having deeper conversations, says the author of a book about connecting in disconnected times

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]]> How to spread the love this Valentine’s Day, according to Positive News readers https://www.positive.news/society/how-to-spread-the-love-this-valentines-day/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:18:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=470465 We asked readers how they celebrate Valentine’s Day. From spreading love at ATMs to looking in the mirror, here’s what they said

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]]> The strangers stepping up to finish craft projects that loved ones leave behind https://www.positive.news/society/the-strangers-stepping-up-to-finish-craft-projects-that-loved-ones-leave-behind/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:33:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=470379 A US-based project arranges for handwork projects uncompleted by people before they died to be finished by fellow crafters

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]]> How do you avoid the Valentine’s Day consumer-fest while celebrating love? https://www.positive.news/society/how-do-you-avoid-the-valentines-day-consumer-fest/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:26:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=469718 Forget red roses and other costly cliches, how do you celebrate Valentine’s Day without succumbing to commercialism?

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]]> Man down? The organisations tackling male loneliness https://www.positive.news/society/man-down-the-organisations-tackling-male-loneliness/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:01:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=427062 From walking groups to shed clubs, these male spaces are tackling the taboo of poor mental health and supporting vulnerable blokes

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]]> The lonely bloke’s guide to friendship https://www.positive.news/society/the-lonely-blokes-guide-to-friendship/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:01:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=427028 Why do men struggle with friendship? Comedian Max Dickins explores the ‘male friendship recession’, and what’s being done about it

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