Love, Digitally

Attachment

Is Problematic Smartphone Use Predicted by Nomophobia?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on February 20, 2025

Some three quarters of students report that smartphones have detrimental effects on their ability to complete academic work. What's causing the problem?

Jealousy

How the Threat of Online Infidelity Powers Jealousy

Martin Graff Ph.D. on January 17, 2025

The importance of a rival's attractiveness.

Mating

What Influences Partner Choice Online?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on December 10, 2024

Do online daters necessarily always opt for similarity when seeking a dating partner? A study from the Netherlands looked at assortative mating in online dating.

Mating

Do Women or Men Make Quicker Dating Decisions?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on November 19, 2024

Women's decisions, it appears, are more logical than men's.

Jealousy

Is Jealousy Different in Transgender People?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on October 21, 2024

Transgender individuals’ jealousy is not necessarily motivated by biological sex. However, it can be motivated by a number of other factors.

Relationships

Social Media Chat Can Strengthen Romantic Relationships

Martin Graff Ph.D. on September 18, 2024

What kinds of social networks have benefits for our relationships? It may depend on what type of relationship, but it may also depend on communication with others online.

Infidelity

How Much Is Desire for Others Affecting Your Relationship?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on August 14, 2024

Does ambivalence towards a current partner lead someone to think about and desire a potential alternative partner, or is it this?

Social Media

The Link Between Social Media Interaction and Infidelity

Martin Graff Ph.D. on July 24, 2024

What is the key factor in the link between social media use and infidelity?

Jealousy

Are Judgments of Online Jealousy Related to How We Value Ourselves?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on June 13, 2024

Does online behaviour motivate jealousy in the same way as face-to-face behaviour?

Personality

How Poachers Steal Others' Partners, and Who They Target

Martin Graff Ph.D. on May 24, 2024

How gender, and psychopathy, may influence targeting.

Ghosting

Who Is Most Likely to Ghost You?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on April 22, 2024

New findings link ghosting to personality characteristics.

Dark Triad

How Can You Spot a Potential Cheat?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on March 18, 2024

How can you identify a potential cheat early on, and what strategies do people use to retain their partners?

Infidelity

How People Higher in Dark Triad Traits Judge Infidelity

Martin Graff Ph.D. on February 26, 2024

What types of people exhibit a desire for short-term relationships and lower levels of relationship commitment?

Infidelity

How Partners Decide What Counts as Cheating

Martin Graff Ph.D. on January 25, 2024

In addition to sex and culture, another factor may be a key to understanding people’s judgments of infidelity.

Mating

How Men and Women Do Online Dating Differently

Martin Graff Ph.D. on December 14, 2023

How can you be more successful in online dating? It may depend on your photos, but research suggests it also may depend on this.

Breadcrumbing

Why and How We Fall Victim to Breadcrumbers

Martin Graff Ph.D. on November 21, 2023

Why do some people accept bad treatment in relationships? Is it the hope and expectation that a partner will change, or is it something else?

Relationships

How Hard Is It to Steal Someone's Partner?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on October 24, 2023

15 percent of relationships may be the result of mate poaching.

Social Networking

When Should Daters Be Wary of Online Profiles?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on September 26, 2023

Online dating offers many potential benefits, but there are some types of profiles with which we should take extra care. These are the warning signs.

Mating

Can We Really Find Compatible Partners From Online Dating?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on August 23, 2023

Do daters really really show a preference for personality characteristics outlined in a dating profile? It may be that another factor is more important.

Mating

How Important Is Trust in Online Dating?

Martin Graff Ph.D. on July 17, 2023

When making the decision to move from online to offline dating, it is not trust that is the most important factor; it is this.