Belinda Luscombe

Belinda Luscombe, an editor-at-large of TIME, writes about the science, economy and insanity of relationships—those conducted at home, work or in cyberspace. Since lots of movies, books and TV shows and gossip are about the same thing, she also writes about those. Luscombe has worked at TIME since 1995, after moving to New York City from Sydney.

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Online Dating Gets a Little Less Virtual

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Match.com, one of the largest online dating services, is acquainting itself with the real world via Stir, a new event service that will host up to 3,000 singles parties a year. They’ll be hitting 24 cities come June.

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Why We Talk About Ourselves: The Brain Likes It

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Science has now proved what kindergarten teachers, reality-show fans and Catholic priests discover anew every day: humans can’t help talking about themselves. It just feels too good.

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Modern Family: More Likely to Be Multigenerational, Unmarried or Interracial

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New census data show that Americans are getting more creative in the way they play house.

Peter Goodwin: The Dying Doctor’s Last Interview [VIDEO]

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Dr. Peter Goodwin, a family physician and right-to-die activist, took his own life on March 11, 2012, at age 83.

Gingrich and the ‘Open Marriage’ Question: How Newt Can Spin Things to His Advantage

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Did Newt float the idea of an “open marriage” by his second bride? In this he-said, she-said verbal brawl, whom do you believe?

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For Love and Money: Why Men Spend More When Women Are Few

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When women are in short supply, they expect men to pay more for engagement rings, dinner dates and Valentine’s Day gifts.

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Is Fear of Divorce Keeping People from Getting Married?

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A new study suggests that young cohabiting couples are saying “I don’t” so as to avoid the heavy toll of divorce

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Why a Little Less Marriage Might Be a Good Thing

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In America, getting married is not nearly as popular as it used to be. (In case you have missed our several bulletins heralding this, you can catch up here.) Now, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis released on Dec. 14, marriage rates have hit a historic low.

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The Five Secrets of Happily Married Parents

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Do kids make marriage unbearable? Marital satisfaction surveys seem to suggest so, as do anecdotally rich cover stories of popular magazines.

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Single Guys Living Together, With Mom and Dad

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In yet more evidence that eventually all of life will come to imitate a Matthew McConaughey movie, the U.S. Census Bureau reports an uptick in the number of fully grown men who are living at home with their parents. The new figures show that nearly one-fifth of American men aged 24 to 35 live with [...]