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The Sadie Hawkins Effect: Gender Role-Reversals in Dating
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Curves Ahead: The Science of Female Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Attractiveness
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A Kiss Is More Than Just a Kiss
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Hot Guys and Bad Decisions: Male Attractiveness and Women’s Judgments of Sexual Risk
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Men’s and Women’s (Not So) Different Attitudes about Romance and Sex
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Taking Your Relationship To Work
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“You Make Time Stand Still”: 80 Milliseconds of Hotness
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The Science Behind 3 Popular Dating Apps
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Who Is the Best Judge of Your Relationship?
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Increasing Your Ability to Get a Date: Dude, It’s Your Car
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Will Your Pick-Up Line Work? It Depends…on Her
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Break-up: It’s Not as Bad as You Think
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Stubble Trouble: How (Men’s) Facial Hair Affects Attraction
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Is It Okay To Have A Crush On Someone Who Isn’t Your Significant Other?
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Here Comes the Sun: How the Weather Affects Your Pick-Up Attempts
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Here’s the Punchline: The Link between Humor and Hotness
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How Your Family Upbringing Helps or Hinders Marital Conflict Resolution
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The Pressure to Be Thin: Males’ Influence on Female Romantic Partner’s Body Satisfaction
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10 Things that TV and Movies Teach Us about Relationships
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