Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2010 12:36 - 1 Comment
Is mistrust deadly for diabetes patients?
U. WASHINGTON (US)—Diabetes patients who are less likely to reach out to others for support have a 33 percent higher mortality rate than those who feel comfortable doing so, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 12, 2010 12:50 - 3 Comments
How couples cope with infertility fallout
ILLINOIS U. (US)—As friends, siblings, and coworkers effortlessly become pregnant and deliver babies that become the center of their lives and conversations, an infertile woman—and her partner—can often feel defeated and alone. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 7, 2010 12:24 - 5 Comments
Casual affairs can have serious consequences
U. IOWA (US)—Adults who are involved in friends “with benefits” relationships and those who hook up with either a stranger or an acquaintance, are much more likely to have multiple partners, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 3, 2010 19:13 - 7 Comments
Do online daters love to lie?
U. KANSAS (US)—People who tend be a little dishonest when dating online would likely stretch the truth on a face-to-face date, too—all in an effort to make others like them. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 12, 2010 10:01 - 2 Comments
Love: What’s oxytocin got to do with it?
EMORY (US)—Neuroscientist Larry Young has been studying brain chemicals linked to the ability to form lasting bonds of affection. “A single molecule can have a profound effect on relationships,” he says. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2010 12:57 - 3 Comments
Seniors surfing for love
IOWA STATE (US)—Older adults who are too busy to find a relationship in the conventional way are turning to the Internet—and are largely successful in making desired connections. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 29, 2010 11:47 - 4 Comments
‘We’ factor: The language of love
BERKELEY (US)—In marriage, using “we-ness” language helps couples resolve conflicts better than those who don’t, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 17, 2009 14:52 - 13 Comments
Loving partners sculpt like Michelangelo
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Just as a sculptor chisels and polishes away flaws in stone to reveal an ideal form, skillful partners support each other’s dreams and aspirations and nurture traits they hope to develop. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 15:37 - 2 Comments
Fight sensibly to stay fit
PENN STATE (US)—Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 21, 2009 20:38 - 9 Comments
Love’s not the only reason women have sex
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Challenging the idea that women’s sexual motivations are tied exclusively to romantic emotions or reproduction, a new study finds woman are motivated by a wide array of reasons—from boredom to altruism to revenge. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 21, 2009 10:33 - 0 Comments
Couples say ‘I don’t’ to divorce
“Based on experience, young adults are well aware that marriage can be fragile and they want to do whatever they can to avoid a failed marriage,” says sociologist Pamela Smock. “For many, that means living with someone before they consider getting married.”
Science & Technology - Jun 22, 2009 12:37 - 0 Comments
Baboons that bond make better moms
U. PENN (US)—Female baboons who have strong social relationships with other females, especially their daughters, are more likely to give birth to babies who survive to adulthood than babies raised by less social mothers. (more…)
