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Does the secret to romantic sales success actually lie in an appeal to our cynicism?
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Lettuce leaves and purgatives might ease your aching heart.
Bestie + Lover = Relationship Nirvana?
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Looking for a lifelong Valentine? Psychologists suggest taking a closer look at your best friend. The things we want in a good friend are many of the same things we expect from a romantic partner.
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Data from swiping apps like Tinder are giving researchers a window into how dating and relationships could be changing.
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This universal symbol of love has proven remarkably divisive.
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Despite the escapist nature of these romance novels, there is a considerable amount of realism contained within their pages.
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Not finding your ‘soulmate’ can lead to more than a broken heart.
The generic space of therapy cannot compare to the feeling of a relationship in its natural setting.
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It makes no sense to continue relationship counselling in a therapist’s office – it is far better to do it in the more natural environment of the home.
The new normal?
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A human development researcher decided to find out if people who are anxious about dating or about what their partner thinks of them are more likely to sext.
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A relationship expert recommends her favourite romantic fiction – and it doesn’t have to be all princes and fairytales.
A woman waits backstage during the recording of the dating show ‘Meet you on Saturday.’
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In only 30 years, a generations-old system of arranged marriages has been completely upended.
Facebook stalking.
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Social media can make us mistrustful and paranoid.
Do we accept attraction and attachment the way they are, or find ways to intervene?
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“Love drugs” have their risks, but are also potentially liberating, so people must be free to make their own choices about what works best for them.
There’s more to it than padded cushions.
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We think we know when we feel it – but here’s what is really going on in our brains and bodies.
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How do you sell something that people want, but aren’t prepared to admit to? No, the online dating industry doesn’t know either.
BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
The need for lesbian love stories that aren’t doomed is just as great now as it has ever been.
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When it comes to forming relationships it turns out opposites certainly don’t attract, that love is blind and we tend to love our neighbours.
Flying the nest is not always the best option – but it does have its benefits.
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When it comes to cheating, humans are not alone in the animal world.
A man you can trust?
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Perhaps surprisingly, men spend more money after being romantically rejected while women do the opposite.
Lovebirds in the 14th-century Codex Manesse (Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 249v).
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How about some fowl play this Medieval Valentine’s day?