Romantic couples with a large age gap often raise eyebrows. Studies have found partners with more than a ten-year gap in age experience social disapproval. But...
Most Americans who get married today believe they are choosing their own partners after falling in love with them. Arranged marriages, which remain common in some...
Think back to the last time you had a checkup with a doctor. He or she might have asked you about how often you exercise, how...
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it. Anthony Pinter, a Ph.D. student in information science at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently completed...
Early on, relationships are easy. Everything is new and exciting. You go on dates, take trips, spend time together and intentionally cultivate experiences that allow your...
Few topics arouse as much interest and controversy as sex. This is hardly surprising. The biological continuance of the species hinges on it – if human...
Research in medicine, psychology and neuroscience demonstrates the powerful effects of love on our physical and mental health. Feeling loved and being able to express love...
For many couples, moving in together signifies a big step in the relationship. Traditionally, this meant marriage, although nowadays most cohabit before getting married, or splitting...
Have you ever thought there was an uncanny family resemblance between your friend and her partner? Or wondered for a fleeting moment whether the pair walking...
There is no perfect relationship. It is the coming together of two imperfect persons to make a perfect union. This is why there is need for...