Advice for improving your relationships

Tips for communicating, arguing and growning closer

Excerpt: "Building and maintaining healthy relationships takes work, but the payoff is huge. People with strong social ties lead happier lives. Romance and friendship are a boon to physical and mental health.

Of course, cultivating connection in a world that feels increasingly lonely isn’t easy. Which is why, as reporters who write about relationships, we spend a lot of time talking to experts about what works, what doesn’t, and how to wring the most from relationships, including your romantic bonds.

With that in mind, here is some of our favorite advice those experts have shared with us so far this year."