PDF Version. What is better for romantic relationship quality, forming relationships on dating apps or in person? Research shows mixed results, indicating that neither online dating nor meeting face-to-face is conclusively “better” than the other. While some studies identify no … Continue reading
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Polygamy and Polyamory: How Do Partners Feel in Such Relationships?
PDF Version. What is polygamy, and what is polyamory? And how do people feel about being in polygamous and polyamorous relationships in modern-day societies, cultures, and subcultures? Let’s consider what these types of relationships are, how they are similar, and … Continue reading
Evolutionary and Cultural Perspectives on Love: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Love Studies, 14-16 March 2025
Authors: Lucia Martin Valverde, Alain Delannoy, Adam Bode, Claude-Hélène Mayer, Alex Nelson, Ian Skoggard. PDF Version. With a focus on international collaboration and the integration of concepts from various fields studying love, the conference aimed to embrace diversity in love … Continue reading
Why Do Loving People Share Beds?
PDF Version. People loving each other often sleep together. Many social animals and humans live in groups and sleep together in groups, families, or in pairs. Why is that? Such co-sleeping could be evolutionarily beneficial in several regards, both physiologically, … Continue reading
Love and Co-Sleeping in Childhood
PDF Version. Sharing a bed with another individual is commonly associated with love and loving. Like other animals that live in groups, many humans sleep together, although this can vary based on culture and age. In many cultures, co-sleeping, or … Continue reading
Why Some Single People Are Happy While Others Aren’t
PDF version The long-standing cultural beliefs have taught us that being single, not in a relationship, makes people unhappy. The people in our life may pressure us to find a soulmate. Should I really have a romantic partner to be … Continue reading
Modern Teens Are More Satisfied with Being Single than in Romantic Relationships
PDF version It appears that singlehood has become a substantially increasing tendency in modern societies. Many young men and women prefer to be single rather than in a committed relationship. Aspiration for a happy marriage lost its allure in the … Continue reading
Why Does Love Hurt? This Is What the Story of Lucy and George in “A Room with a View” Tells Us
PDF version. As I described in my previous article, modern cultures motivate us to live and love authentically. This entails being genuine and forthright with oneself and others. This also entails accepting accountability for your errors. Such an authenticity can … Continue reading
Authentic Love Is Challenging and Can Hurt
PDF version. Modern life gives us much more freedom to be authentic in our lives, relationships, and love. The freedom to be authentic with yourself is great. However, it is also challenging; the feeling of authenticity can hurt. What Authenticity … Continue reading
Modern Intimate Practices in Online Dating Apps
According to previous research on online dating app practices, there are two groups of users. Some are seeking casual sex, while others are seeking a committed relationship, as an imposed normative framework suggests. Intimate Relationships in Online-Mediated Cultures Sociologists have … Continue reading