Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it serves a strong evolutionary purpose.
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Research on colour associations has found that people across cultures link red to love and passion.
Women’s sexual identities and behaviors are changing in ways men’s are not.
Since women see men who own pets more favorably, you’d think online daters with cats in their profile pics would get more matches…
Using physical and psychological traits, researchers are building a system which can rate a person’s attractiveness.
Your voice can affect how attractive, fertile and faithful people think you are.
It’s a classic adage for those seeking love. The problem is that psychology research shows it’s just not true.
What movies tell us is important in a parter – a nice smile or money – are exaggerations of fundamental evolutionary needs that actually do matter.
Body language can sometimes tell us if the person we’re talking to is interested in us romantically. But the way they talk offers a few clues, too.
Most of us tend to be attracted to people who are similar to ourselves. But there’s an important exception to this rule.
Ever wondered what it would be like to date in a completely gender-equal world? The answer may surprise you.
Research has found people with relationship experience, all else being equal, tend to be more romantically desirable than people without relationship experience.
We know a lot about why people choose different brands of dishwashing detergent. But when it comes to the processes behind choosing a romantic partner, science knows surprisingly little.
When it comes to forming relationships it turns out opposites certainly don’t attract, that love is blind and we tend to love our neighbours.
Science explains why people pick partners who look like their parents – without involving Freud.
Our notions of what makes a person a desirable ‘love interest’ are often superficial and involve an element of deception. For someone with a severe disability, finding love is even more complicated
How an evolutionary psychologist sees our obsession with being thin.
You probably aren’t beautiful. It’s statistical, not personal. Most of us are average, a few of us are ugly, and a tiny number of us are beautiful or handsome. Many of us struggle with our own attractiveness…
Research into how humans choose a mate is often guided by evolutionary theory: because people’s choice of mate is assumed to have consequences for reproductive success, it must therefore be subject to…
Research shows: people are really bad at noticing when someone is flirting with them.
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