Even when everything’s going great in your relationship, you likely harbor some ambivalence toward your partner deep down. Psychology research suggests it’s not just OK, but normal.
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Rachel was by Jackie’s side during his most trying moments. Throughout a journey that required self-control, grace and perseverance, she was the unsung hero.
Trying to optimize the search for love can be naive. Using statistics and measurements isn’t necessarily the best way to find a human partner.
Singles can face mistaken stereotypes and value judgments that they are less happy, or lonelier. For many, being single is simply a relationship preference or even an orientation.
Society teaches young people to avoid saying ‘no’, so they need more support to navigate the awkwardness of sex.
We talk excitedly about meeting someone with whom we ‘click’ or ‘really hit it off.’ So why do so many of us hesitate to call it love?
As younger generations spend more time interacting with people online and less time in real life, they are more likely to experience catfishing – both as victims and instigators.
How Roko’s Basilisk, a ‘terrifying’ thought experiment, went to the Met Gala.
Why do people continue to send money when caught in any online romance scam? Researchers are now finding the techniques these fraudsters use are similar to those in domestic violence cases.
The two cultural norms, which may on the surface seem completely different, are starting to converge.
If there were a Keltner List for relationships – as for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame – what would be on it? A relationship scientist draws on psychology research to help you assess your love.
It isn’t cheating, per se. But if you’re in a committed relationship and have multiple ‘back burners’ that you keep in touch with, is your relationship doomed?
Desire haunts every sun-drenched frame of the Oscar-nominated film starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
Cybercrime affects individuals and families as they navigate online life. But significant efforts focus instead on cybersecurity, protecting institutional networks and systems – rather than people.
A pattern of male leadership and female passivity in heterosexual romance is woven into the formula on the popular TV show The Bachelor.
Women experience negative effects from the objectification that’s common in our society. What happens if they try to seize the reins and elicit sexualized attention in their romantic relationships?
Mate copying is the name given to the phenomenon whereby an individual is preferred as a future romantic partner simply because they have relationship experience.
Every romantic relationship has a power dynamic. While men are just as likely as women to say they wield less power, the costs of feeling subordinate were far from equal.
Detaching from the physical world may make for deeper bonds.
Valentine’s Day is branded as being a celebration of romantic love. But there are many styles of love, from passionate Eros to caring Agape and many in between.
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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British Academy postdoctoral fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Post Doctoral Researcher, The University of Texas at Austin
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Digital Rhetoric and Writing Studies, University of Washington
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PhD, Paratexts in Genre Fiction, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Professor of Philosophy, Rice University
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University
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Lecturer in Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
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