Relationships & Pop Culture

“Three words, eight letters. Say it and I’m yours.” This was Blair Waldorf’s plea to her on-again, … [Read more...] about When “Sorry” Just Isn’t Enough

Now that Emily has chosen Jef over Arie in the most recent Bachelorette, the question is whether … [Read more...] about Too Romantic and Too Short: Why Relationships from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette Fail

“Can sex restore marital harmony?” Couples are putting this hypothesis to the test on Lifetime’s … [Read more...] about “Seven Days of Sex”: Will It Save Your Marriage?

Dr. Gary Lewandowski was recently quoted in Cosmopolitan magazine, although we're pretty sure that … [Read more...] about Pearl Jam Sex, Cosmo, and Self-Expansion

In a recent episode of Mad Men, Peggy was seriously thinking about jumping ship from SCDP to another … [Read more...] about Breaking Up with Your Job: Mad Men Demonstrates What Work Relationships and Romantic Relationships Have in Common

You might assume that relationship science doesn’t have much to say about vampire romances, but you … [Read more...] about Social Networks, Commitment, and True Blood: Who Forgives a Vampire?

Poor, Gotye. Have you learned nothing from the heartbroken crooners before you? Sure, the heartache … [Read more...] about Note to Gotye: It’s Probably Better that She Cut You Off

Many consider the adult entertainment industry risqué, sleazy, and taboo. No more….the sexual … [Read more...] about Breaking It Off: Sex-Positive Shops and the Women’s Sex Toy Revolution

Hopefully you still remember George Costanza, the eccentric best friend of Jerry Seinfeld. In … [Read more...] about Dating Tips from George Costanza’s Playbook – Lesson 1: Reactance

In the movie The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg deems the relationship status section of users’ … [Read more...] about Are We Facebook “Official”?

“The reason you haven’t felt it is because it doesn’t exist. What you call love was invented by guys … [Read more...] about Four Signs that Don Draper is Avoidantly Attached

As noted by my colleagues in previous articles, similarity between potential romantic partners … [Read more...] about “Soul Meets Body” – How Music and Relationships are Connected

What should you do to get ready for Valentine’s Day? According to YourTango, you should delete … [Read more...] about Get Your Facebook Profile Ready for Valentine’s Day

What really matters is what you like, not what you are like...Books, records, films — these things … [Read more...] about I Need to See Your iPod Before We Can Go Out

Whether or not the allegations of cheating are true, there was definitely another woman in Kris … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian’s Divorce: Khloe the Homewrecker

How many reasons can you think of for having sex? Some people may assume that there are relatively … [Read more...] about Why People Have Sex (“The Naked Man” Redux)

Avid readers of SofR who are also following the Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ marriage fiasco … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian’s Divorce: Science Saw it Coming

The season premiere of The Bachelor, featuring the rejected Ben Flajnik from last season's The … [Read more...] about It’s Back! New Season of The Bachelor Starts Tonight

If you’re familiar with The Big Bang Theory, you’ve probably found yourself pondering the attraction … [Read more...] about Ambush Dating: Unraveling the Mystery that All Started with a Big Bang!

Breaking up is like knocking over a Coke machine. You can't do it in one push. You gotta rock it … [Read more...] about “Breaking Up is Like Knocking Over a Coke Machine”