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Men & Women
Honey, Your Success is Shrinking Me
Women like it when their husbands are successful. Men, maybe not so much, says a new study.
The Key to Happy Relationships? It’s Not All About Communication
If couples were paying any attention during the past few decades, they should be able to recite the one critical ingredient for a healthy relationship — communication. But the latest study shows that other skills may be almost …
The Truth About College Hookups
Recent claims about the hookup culture among college students are greatly exaggerated, it seems.
How Not Talking About Conflict Could Help a Marriage Last
It’s a familiar mantra that marriage counselors rely upon in advising their couples — talk about conflicts and try to resolve them, rather than letting suppressed feelings fester until they poison a relationship beyond repair. …
Facebook’s Plan to Stop the Hate: Holding Us Accountable
Yesterday, I asked Facebook to take down a fraudulent page. Within a few hours it was gone, just a shadowy image of a bandaged thumb where it used to be. Very effective. It’s highly likely I get better treatment from Facebook …
Viewpoint: Drugs to Boost Female Sex Drive: That’s a Good Thing, Right?
In the past, women who lacked sexual desire were stigmatized as “frigid” — today, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual labels them with hypoactive-sexual-desire disorder. Big Pharma is betting that many such women will want to …
Size Does Matter: Study Shows Women Judge Male Attractiveness by Penis Size
Call it sexist or sensationalist, but now science suggests it’s so: women find men with bigger penises more attractive.
How Cultural Stereotypes Lure Women Away From Careers in Science
Women may be underrepresented in science and technology not because they are less skilled in those areas or because they face specific gender barriers to entering these fields, but because they may find better opportunities elsewhere.
Why Women Drink and Drive
Researchers recently gathered in Washington to discuss the female drunk-driving “epidemic” in an attempt to better understand why more women are getting boozy and slipping behind the wheel
Lessons for a Good Marriage, from the Divorced Who Finally Got It Right
Divorced couples who remarry successfully can teach all couples about building stronger relationships.
The “Eligible Bachelor” List: How Quaint
Town & Country sets gender relations back a few decades with its February list of marriageable males.
How Gender Stereotypes Warp Our View of Depression
Gender stereotypes may influence our views about depression.