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Mating

How do you find your perfect match? Your partner for life? And when you meet that someone, how do you know you've made the right choice? Perhaps you feel you are aiming too high, or maybe you are aiming too low. And the talk of the soul mate makes matters worse--besides, do soul mates even exist? Here are some articles to help you maneuver the mating game.

Find Your Mate

Use Your Mating Intelligence

Test your Mating Intelligence!

by Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. in Beautiful Minds

Love's Loopy Logic

Men and women deceive themselves about one another in myriad ways and, as it turns out, that's in our keenest interest.

by Kaja Perina

Mixed Signals

Why men and women get their signals crossed.

by Peter Rebhahn

Singles: Patterns of Pursuit

Five dating shake-ups for singles.

by Carlin Flora

Barbie: Manufactured by Mattel, Designed by Evolution IX

Why men are fooled by women and modern technology.

by Satoshi Kanazawa in The Scientific Fundamentalist

Do Assholes Really Finish First?

What's the allure of the bad boy?

by Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. in Beautiful Minds

Mating Calls: I Am My Car

My boyfriend drives a Ferrari--he's so extroverted!

by Matthew Hutson

Are Fat Chicks Preferred in Lean Times?

Are fat chicks preferred in lean times?

by Matthew Hutson in Brainstorm

Why Ugly Guys Have Quirky Taste in Women

Ugly guys have quirky taste in women.

by Matthew Hutson in Brainstorm

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Mating Blogs

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    Love in Limbo

    The paradoxes of dating and mating.
    By Linda Young, Ph.D.
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    Everything you need to know about love and sex.
    By Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D.

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    The Open Mind

    The science behind human relationships
    By Susan Pinker
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    Lost Loves, Romances, and Families in the 21st Century.
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    By Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
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    The Urban Scientist

    What men and women really want.
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