Tag: Relationships
This trait could be key to a lasting romance
Toni Antonucci, University of Michigan; Kristine J. Ajrouch, University of Michigan, and Noah J. Webster, University of Michigan
Passion and commitment are widely believed to...
How your genes could affect the quality of your marriage
Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
How important is it to consider a romantic partner’s genetic profile before getting married?
It is logical...
Low-income parents want a white picket fence, not just money, before...
Christina Gibson-Davis, Duke University and Anna Gassman-Pines, Duke University
Marriage rates in the U.S. are declining, especially among the lowest-income Americans.
However, in October, wage...
Why women – including feminists – are still attracted to ‘benevolently...
Pelin Gül, Iowa State University and Tom R. Kupfer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
If a man offers to help a woman with her heavy suitcase or...
The lies we tell on dating apps to find love
David Markowitz, University of Oregon
Nearly one-fourth of young adults are looking for love through dating websites or apps.
This relatively new form of courtship...
Why ‘Nigerian Prince’ scams continue to dupe us
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past,...
How do Americans really feel about interracial couples?
Allison Skinner, Northwestern University
According to the most recent U.S. census, approximately 15 percent of all newlywed couples are interracial. More interracial relationships are also...
Touch forms the foundation of the powerful human-horse relationship
Keri Brandt Off, Fort Lewis College
Two recent films, “Lean on Pete” and “The Rider,” explore the transformative quality of human-horse relationships. Both films...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
