A belief persists that spontaneous sex is more desirable than sex that is planned in advance, but new research shows that scheduled sex can be just as hot.
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Early research finds that people get just about the same gratification from sexting with a chatbot as they do with another human.
Discussing some key topics before – or even after – they move in together can help couples successfully navigate this step.
The ‘talking stage’ is a lot like traditional ‘courting’ – with some online complications. Still, it can be a great way to test the waters with a potential partner and establish healthy boundaries.
About a third of women and 9% of men who participate in the long-running Dunedin Study reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact before age 16. For many, this has a life-long impact.
The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.
Public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that many people experienced social isolation. But the pandemic didn’t invent loneliness, and its impacts on our health are growing.
Valentine’s Day can be isolating for people who aren’t in romantic relationships. But research shows there are benefits to remaining single.
Love languages – the concept coined by Baptist pastor Gary Chapman some 30 years ago – has taken the relationships world by storm.
At the most basic level, the brain releases a cocktail of chemicals. But there’s more to it than that.
The convenience of dating apps can also make them difficult to navigate.
The five widely accepted lovely languages are words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service and receiving gifts.
Remote working policy needs to strike a balance between productivity and individual rights of employees.
The tools for reach and influence that the internet provides might be unprecedented. But people like Tate are simply pedalling the age-old sexist views that fuel gendered violence.
Most marriage and health studies have focused on married men and women. But more recent studies examine relationships in which partners have the same gender identity, the same biological sex and who are gender diverse.
A classics scholar reflects on Greek myths and what they can help us understand about recreating relationships – as a bridge from our past to present selves.
Hybrid and remote-heavy work setups have fundamentally changed how people interact at ‘the office.’ What do workers and managers want out of the workplace now?
There was once a time when you could simply put old photos and love letters out of sight and out of mind. Editing your ex out of your digital life is a lot trickier.
Nona Willis Aronowitz, daughter of a second-wave feminist, ranges across the contemporary sexual landscape – and looks back at the history of feminism – in a ‘zig zag pursuit of sexual liberation’.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, his on-and-off girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, and others involved in the company were reportedly in a polycule together.
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Relationships Expert & Psychology Educator at the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
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Professor, Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne