The New York Times: In fairy tales, marriages last happily ever after. Science, however, tells us that wedded bliss has but a limited shelf life. American and European researchers tracked 1,761 people who got married and stayed married over the course of 15 years. The findings were clear: newlyweds enjoy More
Some people like to have a few close friends, while others prefer a wider social circle that is perhaps less deep. Research suggests that the optimal approach may depend on socioeconomic conditions. More
USA Today: The latest trend in online dating? Going offline as fast as you can. Most dating websites used to focus on helping singles get acquainted with extended online communication before meeting face-to-face. But now the order is reversed: a growing number of sites are geared to helping users plan More
The Huffington Post: About 2 million men and women go through marital separation every year, and many of those separations end in divorce. These stressful and painful events are known to cause all sorts of problems later on, including serious depression and deteriorating health. Despite this, very little is known More
The Washington Post: In a sign of our changing times, a forthcoming white paper out of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton school bears the title, “OMG My Boss Just Friended Me.” The study will add to the small but growing body of academic research into how online relationships between colleagues More
The Huffington Post: When it comes to sex, “late bloomers” may have a better shot at finding happiness in romantic relationships later in life, according to new research conducted at the University of Texas at Austin–but it’s complicated. The research shows that people who lose their virginity at an older More
