Closeness in a relationship doesn’t necessarily follow the more-is-better approach.
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Why Married People Are Smug and Singles So Carefree
A study may explain why people are so convinced that their relationship status is the best
How a Squirt of Oxytocin Could Ease Marital Spats and Boost Social Sensitivity
Oxytocin focuses our eyes — and our brains — on love. It could help troubled couples as well as autistic people
Sharing a Bed Makes Couples Healthier
Better sleep leads to better health, and new studies hint that the key is bedding down at night with your partner.
A Blood Test to Predict Everlasting Love?
If you want to know if he loves you so, a new study suggests that the secret may not be in his kiss, but in his far less romantic-sounding blood levels of oxytocin.
Survey Shows Men Need to Cuddle, Women Value Sex
That old chestnut about women always wanting to cuddle? Myth, according to a Kinsey Institute study, which finds that kissing and hugging were more important to the happiness of men than of women.
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Why Hanging Out with Couple-Friends Enhances Romance
Want to spice up your romantic relationship? No need to spend money on long-stem roses or expensive dinners. Instead, spend time — not just with each other but with some really good friends.
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Lovers Can’t Agree on Whether They Agreed to Embrace Monogamy
It’s pretty obvious that for monogamy to work, both parties have got to be on the same page — which is why it’s useful to note that a new study found that’s not always the case. Researchers at Oregon State University …
