Longer acquaintance levels the romantic playing field
Partners who become romantically involved soon after meeting tend to be more similar in physical attractiveness than partners who get together after knowing each other for a while, according to new...
View ArticleJealousy in a romantic relationship can lead to alcohol problems
People who depend on their relationship to make them feel good about themselves are more likely to drown their sorrows if they believe their partner is cheating, suggests new research. The study,...
View ArticleIs workplace romance OK?
New ways of working mean employers are rethinking the way they manage workplace romance. While some would still prefer that staff kept affairs of the heart out of the office, new research shows that...
View ArticleQuality counts in adolescents' and young adults' romantic relationships
Adolescents who have romantic relationships tend to have more problems with psychosocial adjustment. In contrast, young adults who have romantic relationships tend to have fewer problems with...
View ArticleCellphones can damage romantic relationships, lead to depression
Research from Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business confirms that cellphones are damaging romantic relationships and leading to higher levels of depression.
View ArticleNew study finds 'Your friends were right! You did change after you started...
A new study published in Developmental Psychology put to test the hypothesis that adolescents become less similar to their friends and more similar to romantic partners after they start a new romantic...
View ArticleResearch explains why some people have more difficulty recovering from...
People carry a heavier burden from rejection when they view it as revealing something about "who they really are" as a person, new Stanford research shows.
View ArticlePsychologist says there are no rules of attraction when it comes to meeting...
Some time ago, I found myself single again (shock, horror!) and decided to get back into the world of dating. One thing that struck me very early on in my forays was that everyone had an opinion about...
View ArticleWhat is love? Here's the science
We've all felt it at some time in our lives. Poets write about it, singers sing about it – and a whole industry has grown up around finding it, expressing it and maintaining it. But what is love? Where...
View ArticleSexting might actually be a sign of a committed relationship
Why do people sext? Why do they send racy or naked photos or videos and sexually loaded texts?
View ArticleDigital forms of dating violence are on the rise—what school nurses need to know
Many teens experience physical or sexual abuse within their romantic relationships and now dating violence can also be perpetrated digitally by harassing, stalking or controlling a romantic partner via...
View ArticleSmartphones could be ruining your love life
The majority of our relationships are in shambles.
View ArticlePsychology: Playful people are at an advantage
Adults can positively utilise their inclination towards playfulness in many situations. They are good at observing, can easily see things from new perspectives, and can turn monotonous tasks into...
View ArticleCan childhood cancer treatments affect survivors' sex lives in adulthood?
A recent analysis showed that although adult survivors of childhood cancer did not differ overall from their peers in terms of their satisfaction with their sex lives and romantic relationships, those...
View ArticleRelationship success tied not to joking but shared sense of humor, researcher...
Here's a relationship tip as Valentine's Day approaches: Study after study affirms that people want a mate with a sense of humor. But it's less about you being a jokester than about finding a style of...
View ArticleWhy you should date your best friend
Being someone's BFF is a big deal – you don't hand over the other half of your "Best Friends" necklace to just anyone. Having a romantic partner who is also your best friend potentially sounds perfect....
View ArticleGlobal kissing study launched on Valentine's Day
How important is kissing to you and what do you think makes a good kiss?
View ArticleStudy shows self-evaluation influences facial memory
Can you remember someone you met for the first time? Was there something in particular about them that caught your eye?
View ArticleNew report finds young people troubled by romantic relationships, sexual...
A new report released today suggests that many young people struggle with developing healthy romantic relationships and that rates of misogyny and sexual harassment among teens and young adults are...
View ArticleAdulthood wellbeing lower for single-parent kids, says new research
People who grew up in single-parent families have lower levels of wellbeing and life satisfaction in adulthood, according to new research by the University of Warwick.
View ArticleWhy we desire partners who have had relationship experience
Mate copying (sometimes called mate-choice copying) is where an individual is preferred as a future romantic partner simply because they have relationship experience.
View ArticleShould I stay or should I leave? Untangling what goes on when a relationship...
Knowing whether to stay in or leave a romantic relationship is often an agonizing experience and that ambivalence can have negative consequences for health and well-being.
View ArticleRelationship science: How can couples keep moving forward
For some couples in romantic relationships, just staying together is good enough. But others want to see their relationship move forward—to get better and better—and are willing to put in the effort to...
View ArticleMidlife depression may stem from tension with mothers and siblings, study finds
Relationships with our mothers and siblings change as we become adults and start our own families, but the quality of those relationships still has an effect on our well-being, particularly at midlife.
View ArticleYoung men are getting more out of 'bromances' than romances
Young men's 'bromances,' close friendships with other men, are more emotionally satisfying than their romantic relationships with women, finds a study out today in Men and Masculinities.
View ArticleCommunication key to coping with relationship losses during the holidays
A Purdue professor leading a team researching the experiences of loss and grief said open communication can be key for individuals coping with recent relationship losses in light of the holiday season.
View ArticleA fear of getting dumped kills romance and commitment
Can the fear of a relationship ending actually lessen love and cause a break-up? If yes, how does it happen? These were the questions that Simona Sciara and Giuseppe Pantaleo of the Vita-Salute San...
View ArticleDiscrimination harms your health—and your partner's
Discrimination not only harms the health and well-being of the victim, but the victim's romantic partner as well, indicates new research led by a Michigan State University scholar.
View ArticleThe more competitive, the more passionate in romantic relationships
Americans are more passionate toward their romantic partners than Japanese people are because Americans live in social environments in which people have greater freedom to choose and replace their...
View Article'Back-burner relationships' are more common than you'd think
Valentine's Day tends to make people think about their romantic relationships.
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