Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. If your dad is a man of few words, you’ve probably already figured out that silence doesn’t necessarily ...

You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Your conversation partner ...

30 Questions That Build Stronger Bonds Than ‘How Are You?’ Put the small talk on pause Asking more specific, open-ended questions than "how are you" helps deepen connections and strengthen ...

Do you have someone in your life that is taking his or her sweet time warming up to you? Whether a new colleague at work or your new mother-in-law, most of us can relate to the frustration of ...