Science shows birth order doesn’t shape personality. Our traits come from genes, peers, and experience, not our place in the ...

Feel like you *always* have to look after everyone around you and never get to focus on your own needs? You could be experiencing Eldest Daughter Syndrome. Or maybe you’re a chronic people pleaser and ...

Despite our four-year age gap, my younger brother and I are besties. And while some of my fellow firstborn friends find it odd, my brother and I openly talk about our dating lives. We tap each other ...

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Family psychology is often used to help us understand our emotional relationships. From father-related affection issues to intergenerational trauma, there are many theories that can shed light on our ...

From personality and IQ to success in work and relationships, birth-order theorists believe your family position influences more aspects of life than you’d like to admit. Birth-order theory is its own ...

Tinder’s algorithm plays a part in countless couplings in the present. But now there may be another way to choose a partner. It’s called birth order theory, which suggests that being the oldest, ...