Dating Toxic or Tender

How to find and maintain a love life by applying psychology research.

How Manipulative Lovers Exploit Dating and Sex

People with Machiavellian personalities can be cunning manipulators who exploit others by lying about their dating and sexual motives.

Seven Deadly Sins When Choosing Who to Date

What are you looking for in a romantic partner? Knowing the seven relationship dealbreakers and who is most impacted by them may be more important to dating success.

Why First Moves Often Go Unnoticed

Why do romantic overtures so often go unnoticed? Research explains why people who fear rejection miss the mark when making the first move and why men and women differ.

How Much Like You Does Your Partner Need to Be?

Should you date someone who is similar or your opposite? Studies have repeatedly questioned this contradictory dating advice. Their answer is overwhelmingly clear.

How Bored Couples Can Wake Up Their Relationships

New research explains why some couples feel bored and what they can do to regain their passion.

Why Some Friends and Relatives Try to Sabotage Your Love Life

Recent studies show how disapproval from friends and family may harm a romantic relationship—and who is most likely to be a threat to couples.

Who Needs to Worry Most About Mate Poaching?

For some people, pursuing someone who is already in a romantic relationship is a nonstarter. But research suggests this may not be the case for everyone.

What Your Date's Home May Reveal About Their Personality

Much like suspects on the show "Criminal Minds," your date may leave traces of evidence throughout their life that reveals their true personality—if you know what to look for.