Research Spotlight

If you are in a romantic relationship, it is nearly inevitable that you will experience conflict … [Read more...] about How Your Family Upbringing Helps or Hinders Marital Conflict Resolution

I’m probably not the only person who’s wondered why muscle-car expos and auto-enthusiast magazines … [Read more...] about When a Flash of Skin Makes a Man Flash His Cash

Occasionally, I imagine what my life would be like if I didn’t have my partner. I’ll even imagine … [Read more...] about What if You Never Met Your Partner?

The country pop hit song “Wanted” by Hunter Hayes resonates with individuals in close relationships … [Read more...] about Wanna Make You Feel Wanted: Husbands’ Sensitive Support Predicts Relationship Outcomes

We’ve all been known to pack on a few extra pounds over the holidays. Not surprisingly, our weight, … [Read more...] about The Pressure to Be Thin: Males’ Influence on Female Romantic Partner’s Body Satisfaction

Even people in the happiest relationships tend to have some things that they wish they could change … [Read more...] about Relationship Beliefs Can Lead to Unrealistic Expectations of Romantic Partners

I’ve received a gift on Valentine’s Day once in the past ten years. I wouldn’t consider my … [Read more...] about To the Love of My Life: Motivations for Gift-Giving on Valentine’s Day

If you had a chance to write a short description of your feelings for your partner on Valentine’s … [Read more...] about How Do You Announce Your Love on Valentine’s Day?

As a diligent reader of Science of Relationships, you’ve read our past articles on how wearing the … [Read more...] about Sexy in Red? Not So Fast!

When I told my ex-husband that I wanted a divorce, I knew that it would not be easy to overcome the … [Read more...] about After the Breakup: Who’s Through and Who Pursues

If you have spent any time at all on the Internet, you’ve seen pictures of girls making a flirty, … [Read more...] about Pucker Up: What Women’s Lips Say About Their Orgasm

Chances are that at some point, you wanted to become closer friends with someone you liked but … [Read more...] about Support in Developing Friendships: Why We Give More Than We Receive

According to a study published in Psychological Science,1 teenagers who wait longer to have sex … [Read more...] about Late to the Game, Happier in Relationships

Each year at SPSP, (mostly) students and faculty line up to present over 1000 posters, which are … [Read more...] about Apologies, High-Heels, and Humor: Tales from the SPSP Poster Session Trenches

How well did you sleep last night? It turns out that your answer may have implications for your … [Read more...] about How Sleep Impacts Our Romantic Relationships

An up-and-coming area of relationships research examines “consensual non-monogamy”—the phenomenon in … [Read more...] about New Developments in Consensual Non-Monogamy Research

I’ve kicked off this year’s SPSP in N'awlins by attending the close relationships preconference – an … [Read more...] about Data Blitz: Negativity, Parental Caregiving, & Regrets

Dr. Robin Edelstein talked about her research on how power/dominance relates testosterone and … [Read more...] about The “Big T” – Testosterone, Sexual Desire, and Mating

I kicked off SPSP this year by attending the close relationships pre-conference where Dr. Emily … [Read more...] about Do a Person’s Reasons for Having Sex Influence Their Partner’s Relationship Quality?