Relationships and Sexual Health

New research has found that curviness, rather than waist-to-hip ratio, is a stronger predictor of a woman's body attractiveness, especially as body width increases. This suggests curviness better reflects perceived beauty across different body shapes.

New mothers and fathers experience increased appearance insecurity, lower sexual satisfaction, and often underestimate their partner’s attraction to them during early parenthood, highlighting shared challenges in self-perception and relationship dynamics.

A new study has found that purity culture beliefs are linked to higher sexual pain and lower marital satisfaction, suggesting these teachings may harm well-being, particularly for women who later deconstruct these beliefs.

A recent study in Deviant Behavior suggests that certain submissive behaviors in relationships may align with human evolutionary strategies designed to promote stability and loyalty.

People remember faces they matched with better than rejected ones. Short-term oriented, attractive individuals with higher mate value were more likely to match with attractive targets, reflecting memory biases and assortative mating on dating apps.

Common traits of romantic love do not appear to significantly influence how often young adults have sex. The findings challenge assumptions that romantic love naturally leads to increased sexual activity.

A new study has found that individuals prone to moral disengagement reported more cheating, suspected their partners of infidelity more often, and had lower relationship satisfaction.

A new study suggests testosterone may heighten men’s sensitivity to friendly cues from women, but only among men with high self-perceived attractiveness.

People perceived as kind are rated as more physically attractive, suggesting that prosocial behaviors shape beauty judgments. This highlights kindness’s role in social perception and could influence relationship-building beyond physical appearance alone.

A study has found that moral incongruence and frequency of pornography use jointly mediate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and psychological distress from pornography use.

A recent study found that men with higher general intelligence tend to invest more in their relationships, displaying greater satisfaction and commitment, while showing lower levels of harmful behaviors like insults, coercion, and psychopathy toward their partners.

A study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that moderately altruistic individuals are rated as more romantically desirable than highly altruistic or non-altruistic individuals in online dating contexts.

Why do some people feel left out more often than others? New research published in The Journal of Psychology identifies personality traits and attachment styles that may drive feelings of ostracism.

Larger logos and vivid colors on men's luxury items make them seem more focused on short-term relationships and status through dominance, while subtle features signal long-term investment and cooperative social strategies.

A new study published in Personal Relationships has reviewed over 300 pieces of research on infidelity, uncovering that around 25% of men and 14% of women admit to sexual infidelity, while emotional and electronic betrayals are also prevalent.