Most marriage and health studies have focused on married men and women. But more recent studies examine relationships in which partners have the same gender identity, the same biological sex and who are gender diverse.
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A classics scholar reflects on Greek myths and what they can help us understand about recreating relationships – as a bridge from our past to present selves.
Hybrid and remote-heavy work setups have fundamentally changed how people interact at ‘the office.’ What do workers and managers want out of the workplace now?
There was once a time when you could simply put old photos and love letters out of sight and out of mind. Editing your ex out of your digital life is a lot trickier.
Nona Willis Aronowitz, daughter of a second-wave feminist, ranges across the contemporary sexual landscape – and looks back at the history of feminism – in a ‘zig zag pursuit of sexual liberation’.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, his on-and-off girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, and others involved in the company were reportedly in a polycule together.
Men could be doing more around the house. And it’s affecting relationships in ways no-one has explored, until now.
It’s often assumed that people who identify as asexual are also ‘aromantic’ – that they aren’t interested in forming romantic relationships or aren’t capable of doing so.
Women are often considered the barometer of a relationship’s success, but research shows that it takes both people to contribute to a relationship’s satisfaction and happiness.
This isn’t the first dating app to intersect tech, dating, intimacy and politics.
Balancing wellbeing and money is a matter of how you spend your time.
It’s common to hear ex-lovers or friends and politicians described as ‘narcissists’. But what does this really mean and when it is a problem?
A sexologist and expert on organisational psychology explains how to navigate a workplace romance.
Women in equal relationships are more satisfied with their relationships and, in turn, feel more sexual desire than those in unequal relationships.
The first step is to trust in the friendship and begin to explore how it can be sustained over time.
It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have evolved as a way to keep couples together long enough to reproduce and raise children.
Heteropessimism is an attitude of disappointment, embarrassment or despair at the state of heterosexual relations – specifically about being in one.
To stick or twist? Love Island is a perfect illustration of the investment model of relationships.
Newer apps like Thursday prioritise meeting in person over possibly endless online chat.
In families that are facing economic insecurity, fathers are more likely to experience depressive symptoms that can lead to conflict.
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Research Supervisor, University of Technology Sydney, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland and Senior Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Academic, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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Sex and Relationship Therapist, Lecturer, University of Westminster
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British Academy postdoctoral fellow, University of Warwick
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Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
