Research Spotlight

Imagine that Blake is tempted from time to time to snoop on his partner Taylor (for example, he … [Read more...] about What Matters For Intrusive Behavior: Trust, Self-Control, Or Both?

If you were sexually permissive,1 would you approve of your friends’ sexual permissiveness, too? … [Read more...] about Friends Don’t Like Friends Who Sleep Around (Even If They’re Sleeping Around, Too)

Have you ever noticed that you prefer to spend time with certain people when you’re trying to … [Read more...] about We Should Hang Out Sometime (If You Help Me Achieve My Goals)

The motto “live and let live” sounds great in theory, but many people find it difficult to carry out … [Read more...] about Self-Righteous Singles and Smug Married Couples: Why People Think Their Own Lifestyle is the Best

There is a common assumption that men and women are very different and perhaps originate from … [Read more...] about Men’s and Women’s (Not So) Different Attitudes about Romance and Sex

  The notion that women cope with relationship problems or breakups by eating is … [Read more...] about Was Cookie Monster Anxiously Attached?

Though partners in satisfying relationships tend to be similar to one another, they rarely agree on … [Read more...] about I Would Do Anything for Love, but I Don’t Have…Self-Control

Facebook has changed the way people share information about their relationships and the way they … [Read more...] about Are You “Creeping”? Jealousy and Partner Monitoring on Facebook

Meet Nate and Angelica. Nate and Angelica are getting married. They’ve planned every detail of the … [Read more...] about To Have and To Hold, To Share and Be Equitable

We’ve highlighted a fair amount of research on casual sex (see here) and hookups (see here) over the … [Read more...] about She Wants To, She Wants To Not: Predicting Women’s Casual Sex in College

It is often easy to see how your job influences your relationship. If you work long hours, you have … [Read more...] about Taking Your Relationship To Work

Recently, I wrote that dreaming about close people in your life can reveal aspects of your … [Read more...] about Wake Up! How Dreams Influence Relationships (Part 2)

The key to decoding your relationship’s future could be sitting in your pocket right now. It’s not … [Read more...] about Where Is This Going? Maybe Your Phone Knows

There’s something to be said about the “we-ness” of high-quality romantic relationships. When you … [Read more...] about Too Close for Comfort? The Potential Pitfalls of “You + Me = We”

In the acclaimed TV drama Breaking Bad, high school chemistry teacher Walter White has a big … [Read more...] about The Rules of Deception in Romance

We attempt to estimate “time” on a routine basis. How long will it take to get to work in today’s … [Read more...] about “You Make Time Stand Still”: 80 Milliseconds of Hotness

What do women look for when selecting a sperm donor, and how does it differ from what they desire in … [Read more...] about Who’s (Gonna Be) Your Daddy?: Picking the Perfect Sperm Donor

How did you sleep last night? Did you wake up this morning feeling refreshed and energized, or were … [Read more...] about How Sleep Influences Your Relationship