Learn what all the fuss is about — here's the regular guy's guide to 'Fifty...
The long-awaited film adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" is finally here, and it's expected to do huge business at the box office. Here's a primer for guys who want to figure out what's behind the...
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Why we’re more likely to choose a partner who's a lot like us
Relationships are often interpreted as the outcome of an exchange of goods and services. Common knowledge says that the sexes want different things from a partner.These preferences are often reduced to...
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The top 3 reasons people give gifts on Valentine’s Day
I've received a gift on Valentine's Day once in the past ten years. I wouldn't consider my lackluster gift count so remarkable if I were perpetually single, but I have been romantically involved with...
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Why putting your partner on a pedestal can be a good thing
Love is not exactly blind, but it doesn't have 20:20 vision either. A large body of research has sought to determine how illusions play into romance, and whether idealizing one's partner is beneficial...
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How to tell if someone is flirting with you
A lingering look. A coy smile. Standing just a bit too close. An accidental brush.Flirtation is an art. It is also a deftly employed social tool. It marks an exploratory, transformative stage—in a...
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The 5 most common lies I see in my debt management practice are simple, but...
Have you ever lied to your significant other about money or spending?It could have been just a little lie about the how much you spent, or maybe the actual balance on your credit card.Chances are...
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Here's the secret to falling in love
When it happened to me for the first time, I was hit hard with feelings — happiness, excitement, concern for another person that went deeper than anything I'd experienced before. Suddenly, my body felt...
View ArticleHow to use math to find the ideal spouse
Some people believe that when you find the right person you just know. The rest of us could use a little help figuring out how to choose the right spouse.You can actually optimize your chances of...
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Here's one way to tell if your relationship will last
Wondering whether your relationship will go the distance?Ask a friend.That may sound counterintuitive. After all, you presumably have more information about your own romantic relationship than your...
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Psychologist: Love is not what we think it is
In her new book Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become, the psychologist Barbara Fredrickson offers a radically new conception of love.Fredrickson, a...
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These are the questions one writer says can make you fall in love with a...
What if love weren't as passive as we tend to picture it being?What if, instead of stumbling into it as a result of chance or fate, we actively choose it?In 1997, State University of New York...
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How you and your partner answer 2 questions can help predict if your...
Ever wonder what your life would be like if you weren't married? Or imagined how things might've turned out if you'd tied the knot with someone else?Don't worry: It's perfectly normal to daydream about...
View ArticleWhat the Chinese saying 'The ugly wife is a treasure at home' actually means
Relationship expert Melissa Schneider, author of The Ugly Wife Is A Treasure At Home, shares the differences between China's beauty standards are our own.Produced by Joe Avella and Alana Kakoyiannis...
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How to touch someone, according to science
On Valentine’s Day, lovers seek to perform ideal caresses.With a stroke of the hand he or she wishes to convey an ancient and deeply human message: You are cared for, you are safe. But what makes for a...
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MAPS: There are way more young single men than young single women in US cities
Where you live can make a big difference in who and how often you date.Back in February 2007, National Geographic published its infamous "Singles Map." Eight years later, an update seems in order. So...
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Why married couples are struggling more than ever before
Marriage has always been a gamble, but the modern game is harder — with higher stakes than ever before.Struggling marriages make people more unhappy today than in the past, while healthy marriages have...
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My wife and I have separate bank accounts, and we've never fought about money
The following post first appeared as an answer to a question on Quora.Having separate accounts has worked well for us, and it hasn't had any downsides I can think of.We are lucky enough to be...
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Science explains how to make a long-distance relationship actually work
Today, about 3 million married Americans and as many as half of US college students are in a long-distance relationship— but don't feel too bad for them.Scientific studies show that couples in...
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Here's how people in each state feel about their social lives
South Dakotans tend to be very happy with their relationships, while Rhode Islanders are less satisfied.Gallup and Healthways used a variety of measures of well-being in their just published 2014...
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Healthy marriages depend on getting awesome at arguing — here's how to do it
Contrary to what fairy tales may tell you, living "happily ever after" with your partner is going require a few arguments. In fact, a couple's ability to handle conflict is the number one predictor of...
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