Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

To begin, let's consider research on the growing importance of values as an acute lens into human behavior. According to the World Economic Forum, an average of 70% of people across 25 countries say ...

Divorce, the legal dissolution of marriage, can be driven by a variety of factors, ranging from changes in the economic status or health conditions of spouses to contrasting values. The end of a ...