All couples fight, and how you recover from a tiff has a lot to do with the health of your relationship. It also has a lot to do with Mom: those partners who are able to bounce back quickest are likely to have had more secure
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Love & Relationships
Rutgers Okays ‘Gender-Neutral’ Dorm Rooms to Help Gays Feel Safer
Heading off to college is tough enough without getting paired with a bad egg for a roommate. Finding a good match can be even harder when you’re a square peg amid a circle of dormitory conformity — a student who’s gay or …
Edged Out of Times Square and Off Craigslist, Prostitutes Turn to Facebook
A survey of sex workers in New York City finds that 83% of prostitutes have a Facebook page, which accounted for 25% of their regular clientele in 2008.
The Science of Women and Cats: The Bond Is Real
The kittehs love us back! A new study demolishes the stereotype of cats as cold, aloof animals that want only food from their owners. The study also reinforces the idea that a special bond exists between females and felines.
Mr. Potato Head Gets Off the Couch. Meet Hasbro’s Slimmer Spud
He may be little more than a massive carbohydrate, but that doesn’t mean Mr. Potato Head isn’t capable of cutting himself down.
Mixed-Race Celebrities on Race, in their Own Words
If biracial and multiracial celebrities have anything in common, it is that they are often asked to explain themselves. That may sound familiar to any person of mixed ancestry for whom questions like “What are you?” and the …
For the City that Never Sleeps Alone: The Condom Finder App
iPhone and Android apps can help you get a date, come up with a pick up line or find a romantic restaurant on the fly. But protect you from sexually transmitted disease and unwanted pregnancy? There’s now an app for that too: the …
What Is Love? A Brief History of its Many Medical Meanings
Love isn’t just fodder for poets. For as long as people have been falling for each other, scientists have worked hard to locate the roots of love somewhere in the body.
Rebooting Valentine’s Day as Generosity Day
Single? In a bad relationship? Or so in love that the idea of celebrating only your own romance on Valentine’s Day seems too small to capture the abundance of unity and connection in the world?
Allergic to Valentine’s Day Gifts? 5 Last-Minute Alternatives
From flower allergies to diabetes, there may be many impediments to a good time on Valentine’s Day. So Healthland has a few suggestions to make your V-day decadent — but not health-endangering.
Should the ‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Be Used in Couples Therapy?
From Arizona comes word that oxytocin — known as the “cuddle chemical” or “love hormone” for its role in bonding parents to children and lovers to one another — is being used on couples in marriage therapy.
The Science of Smooching: Why Men and Women Kiss Differently
Sure, kissing feels good. But it’s also an evolutionary advantage. Now a new book explains the science behind passionate lip-locks, and what they tell us about how men and women approach romantic relationships.
Facebook and Love: Why Women Are Attracted to Guys Who Play Hard to Get
On Valentine’s Day, it’s tempting to check your wall every 10 min. to see if that cute guy from the bar last week has poked you. But a recent Psychological Science study by researchers at the University of Virginia and …