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
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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
Polyamory Appears to Be a New Form of Love
PDF version. There is some evidence that polyamory appears to be a novel alternative to traditional monogamous romantic love. Polyamory is on the rise in many modern societies. Why so? Let’s consider what Americans think about polyamory and polygamy. What … 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
A Study Shows How Modern Single People Can Be Happy
Traditional cultural stereotypes have taught us for decades that marriage is the ultimate destiny for young men and women. They should find the right partner (as in love marriages), or someone should find them the right partner (as in arranged … Continue reading
“Friends with Benefits”: Single Men and Women in Relationships
Throughout the last couple of centuries, traditional ideals of romantic love have suggested people find their soul mate, marry the loved one, have children, and live happily ever after. The cultural beliefs in love marriages have long shaped people’s dreams … Continue reading
Happy People, Happy Relationships
Long-standing cultural ideologies of love have encouraged men and women to fall in love, get married, and spend their lives happily with their spouses. In recent decades, the modern culture of relationships has evolved and transformed into new forms. Traditional … Continue reading
What Is Romantic in Nicaraguan Love?
The cultural practices of Nicaraguan love have many specifics related to the country’s patriarchal way of life and gender inequality in relationships and marriages. Gender inequalities are prevalent in traditional patriarchal societies. However, gender relations in Latin American countries and … Continue reading