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Firmin DeBrabander, Maryland Institute College of Art
On social media, people increasingly feel the need to document every event and incident in their lives in public. What does that mean for romantic love?
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Saint Valentine’s Day
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Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University
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.
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Nicole Marie Allaire, Iowa State University
Online lies can often be easy to detect, by searching for images and phone numbers and exploring social media profiles. Some people lie anyway – and countless others take the bait.
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Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota
Intimacy with robots is closer than you think, and cities are already fighting the advent of sexbot brothels. Yet society has barely begun to explore their implications.
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Vivian Zayas, Cornell University; Yuichi Shoda, University of Washington
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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Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Will your marriage be better if you and your partner are genetically compatible? Is there any evidence that certain genes make someone a better or worse partner? And if so, which genes should we test?
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Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., Monmouth University
It might be human nature to undervalue what's chugging along doing fine while imagining there's a mythical 'best' partner out there somewhere. A psychology researcher has advice.
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Matthew D. Johnson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
It's a classic adage for those seeking love. The problem is that psychology research shows it's just not true.
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Lisa Bitel, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Valentine's Day originated as a feast to celebrate the decapitation of a third-century Christian martyr, or perhaps two. So how did the day become a celebration of love?
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Shervin Assari, University of Michigan
Love may make the world go round, but sex keeps it going. There's been a lot of discussion in recent months about the horrors of bad sex. But it's important to remember that good sex is good for us.
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Jayson Dibble, Hope College; Michelle Drouin, IUPUI
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?
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Matthew D. Johnson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Fall in love, have a baby, watch your happiness and satisfaction plummet. Psychology researchers know the transition to parenthood can be rough on relationships.
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Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., Monmouth University
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.
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