The need for love is one of the most basic physiological and psychological needs people have. We need to love someone and be loved by somebody. Although people’s experiences and expressions of love may vary across cultures and situations, their … Continue reading
Category Archives: modern love studies
What Love Languages Are and Whether We Should Know Them
Over 30 years ago, Baptist pastor Gary Chapman introduced a theory of love languages, suggesting five typical ways people express and perceive love. His book “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts” has become very popular since … Continue reading
Personal Qualities That Are More Attractive for Love Than Our Looks
Physical appearance and the way we look might matter for the first impression. However, other qualities, such as personality traits, are more likely to win people’s love. Many people pay much attention to appearances and quickly form a first impression … Continue reading
How Online Dating Changed Cross-Cultural Love and Relationships
The last several decades have witnessed the emergence and extensive development of dating websites. This progress greatly changed the way partners meet, love, and how their relationships evolve. How Dating Websites Emerged and Expanded It may look surprising that the … Continue reading
Humor Helps Maintain Love Relationships
Men and women tend to love humorous people and perceive them as more attractive. They feel attracted to those with a good sense of humor and consider humor a desirable trait in romantic partners during the early stages of relationships. … Continue reading
Love Songs Are Not Universal Across Cultures
Music seems a universal language of love, and love songs are cross-culturally recognizable and understandable. The writer John Anderer illustrates that it might be right to refer to the iconic song “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” a song by English … Continue reading
The Courage to Love
Sometimes love requires strong actions. When we love someone, it is easy to mistake the respect we feel we should have towards the other person’s choices, with cowardice and fear. In the case of parental love, for instance, it is … Continue reading
Why People Love Romantic Comedies
PDF version Why are romantic comedies so popular among people? Do their narratives reflect men’s and women’s love? Romantic comedies, also known as rom-coms, are among the most popular film genres. However, they have often been criticized for not being … Continue reading
Mobility of Intimate Relationships in Online Dating Apps
Online dating applications facilitate interpersonal connections between individuals, enabling them to pursue various motivations, such as seeking sexual encounters, romantic relationships, emotional intimacy, or other forms of interpersonal connections. Many women and men feel ambiguity regarding the opportunities associated with … Continue reading
Challenges to Being Open in Online Dating Apps
Online dating apps assist people to connect with each other, and individuals pursue their own motivations, whether for sex, love, intimacy, or any other kind of interpersonal motivation. Do people use dating apps for love or for sex? Many men … Continue reading