It is clear that people exercise different amounts of discretion when deciding how many sexual partners to become involved with across their lives. Some ‘‘save themselves’’ for marriage while others live their life like a character on the Jersey Shore. What accounts for different … [Read more...] about The Promiscuous Personality
Research Spotlight
Who Says “I Love You” First in a Relationship?
Societal gender norms suggest that women should be most concerned with declarations of love, especially during the early, uncertain phase of relationships. After all, who are all those romantic comedies and chick flick movies marketed toward? But recent research demonstrates that … [Read more...] about Who Says “I Love You” First in a Relationship?
Help Me, While I Take a Nap
We take it for granted that support from a partner is good (e.g., see the post on invisible support from a few days ago). Partners help you in many ways; when you need help studying for a big exam or are trying to exercise more, having your partner there to support and encourage … [Read more...] about Help Me, While I Take a Nap
“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not …”: Uncertainty and Attraction
Are you more likely to be attracted to someone who is into you? Or do you like those that don’t reciprocate your interest? This is one of those cases where your intuitions might be wrong. You need to be cool and downplay your interest in someone to get them to like you, right? … [Read more...] about “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not …”: Uncertainty and Attraction
