The majority of academic research is either non-committal or in favour of the benefits afforded by legalising same-sex marriage.
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Mate copying is the name given to the phenomenon whereby an individual is preferred as a future romantic partner simply because they have relationship experience.
Everyone has probably heard about the physical benefits of having sex. But are you aware of the long list of psychological benefits?
If winning first division in the lotto is very unlikely, why is playing so popular?
Research has found people with relationship experience, all else being equal, tend to be more romantically desirable than people without relationship experience.
What is it that makes rockstars so attractive to the opposite sex? Turns out Charles Darwin had it pegged hundreds of years ago – and it has a lot to do with peacocks. In The Descent of Man, and Selection…
Popes John Paul II and John XXIII were declared saints by Pope Francis last Sunday. So what were the “miracles” necessary for John Paul’s sainthood, and how likely was it they really occurred? Almost 40…
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