The Institute of Love Studies informs you that in 2024, three interesting books on love have been published. One is about The Future of Love-from Sex Dolls and Avatars to Polyamory. The second one is about The Varieties of Love as Interpersonal Attraction. And the third book is about Couples Living Apart Together Transnationally.

Van Voorst, R. (2024). Six in a Bed: The Future of Love-from Sex Dolls and Avatars to Polyamory. John Wiley & Sons.

According to futures anthropologist Roanne van Voorst from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, love is about to undergo a dramatic transformation. Researchers are developing drugs that induce love, while artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming human relationships. Polyamory is becoming more popular, and sex robots are already available for purchase. Discussions concerning the legality of marriage between more than two individuals are becoming more heated. Concurrently, a growing number of individuals—referred to as sologamists—have decided to remain single. To gain insight into the love of tomorrow, the author spent three years researching love’s fluid landscape and immersing herself in today’s latest trends. The author presents the study’s findings in her book.

Karandashev, V. (2024). The Varieties of Love as Interpersonal Attraction. Springer.

This book explores the diverse varieties of love as interpersonal attraction. Victor Karandashev, International Institute of Love Studies, Unites States, utilizes both classical and contemporary research from global cross-cultural perspectives. The author examines the elements, dimensions, and contexts of interpersonal attraction. Its extensive coverage encompasses biological, physical, psychological, social, and cultural perspectives to provide a complete scientific understanding of love as attraction in both animals and humans. This book brings comprehensive understanding of love and interpersonal attraction, fundamental elements of studies across various scientific disciplines.

Singla, R. (2024). Living apart together transnationally (LATT) couples: Promoting mental health and intimacy. Springer.

This book offers profound insight into intimacy and distance in the complex, globalized world. Rashmi Singla, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark, introduces the concept of couples living apart together transnationally (LATT). The author shows that partners can maintain intimacy even when they are at physical distance. She demonstrated this by a qualitative empirical study that included narratives from both heterosexual and same-sex couples and a review of groundbreaking research from the previous 40 years. The book challenges preexisting Eurocentric conceptualizations of intimacy and relationships with its rich, multi-layered, and nuanced exploration of LATT couples’ experiences of maintaining their relationships over time and distance through a variety of means, including digital emotions, online sexual activity, and spirituality-based meaning-making. It also reveals a variety of international “good practices” for preserving relationships, which can encourage other couples and practitioners.