Valentine Presents Cause Anxiety at the Gift Counter
Attachment theory helps explain why some people consider giving gifts to their romantic partners a pleasure, while others find it decidedly uncomfortable.
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Uncertainty Heightens Romantic Attraction
Newly published research suggests keeping a potential romantic partner guessing can pique his or her interest.
Love Songs Linked to Receptiveness to Romance
A new study from — where else? — France suggests listening to love songs may increase women’s receptivity to amorous advances.
Romance Novel Titles Reveal Readers’ Desires
An analysis of titles of Harlequin romance novels provides evidence that evolutionary impulses help explain our choice of mate.
Apparently Wallflowers Will Not Pollinate
It takes two to tango, but do it poorly and you end up dancing with yourself.
Romantic Comedies Hazard to Kids’ Emotional Health?
A new analysis suggests adolescents get a distorted view of romantic relationships from viewing Hollywood movies, one that may give them unrealistic expectations for their own love lives.