Meet, Catch, and Keep

Relationships

How Phubbing Makes Your Partner Feel

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on September 25, 2023

Looking at your phone instead of your partner may feel harmless in the moment, but it could lead to retaliation and resentment. Here's why.

Looking at your phone instead of your partner may feel harmless in the moment, but it could lead to retaliation and resentment. Here's why.

Rejection Sensitivity

The 10 Hidden Relationship Costs of Being Too Sensitive

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on September 16, 2023

Being especially attuned to any possible signs that a partner might reject you may itself create a more fertile ground for rejection.

Being especially attuned to any possible signs that a partner might reject you may itself create a more fertile ground for rejection.

Relationships

The 11 Magnetic Traits That Promote Longer Relationships

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on August 24, 2023

Why do some people tend to have longer relationships than other people? These magnetic traits could give them an advantage.

Why do some people tend to have longer relationships than other people? These magnetic traits could give them an advantage.

Singlehood

10 Reasons Being Single Can Be an Excellent Option

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on June 23, 2023

If you're considering leaving a partner, know that singlehood provides many people an attractive alternative to being in a relationship.

If you're considering leaving a partner, know that singlehood provides many people an attractive alternative to being in a relationship.

Relationships

Are You and Your Partner Doing Leisure Right?

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on June 8, 2023

Leisure time is a key investment in your relationship, but are you using your time in the best way?

Leisure time is a key investment in your relationship, but are you using your time in the best way?

Sex

What Your Sexual History Could Tell a New Partner

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on April 27, 2023

How many partners is too few or too many?

How many partners is too few or too many?

Relationships

Why More People Are Looking for Love Farther From Home

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on March 14, 2023

Some are willing to date people who are far away, while others prioritize geographical closeness. It often depends on how people perceive their available dating pool.

Some are willing to date people who are far away, while others prioritize geographical closeness. It often depends on how people perceive their available dating pool.

Relationships

Why "Bare-Minimum Mondays" Can Hurt a Relationship

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on March 1, 2023

If bare-minimum Mondays reflect a specific way of coping, what happens if people adopt this "lean out" technique in their relationships?

If bare-minimum Mondays reflect a specific way of coping, what happens if people adopt this "lean out" technique in their relationships?

Mating

Why So Many Struggle to Find and Keep a Partner

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on February 15, 2023

Despite the importance of relationship skills in our evolutionary history, new research suggests a substantial number of people struggle to find and keep partners.

Despite the importance of relationship skills in our evolutionary history, new research suggests a substantial number of people struggle to find and keep partners.

Flirting

The Damage Flirting Can Do to a Relationship

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on December 16, 2022

Romantic commitment offers some cognitive protection against the allure of attractive strangers, until they start flirting.

Romantic commitment offers some cognitive protection against the allure of attractive strangers, until they start flirting.

Personality

Does Everyone Really Have a "Type"?

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on November 18, 2022

Popular culture encourages the idea of a romantic "type." Recent research isolates and evaluates potential personality similarities between ex-partners and current partners.

Popular culture encourages the idea of a romantic "type." Recent research isolates and evaluates potential personality similarities between ex-partners and current partners.

Infidelity

11 Strategies People Follow to Hide Affairs

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on November 9, 2022

Hiding an affair is a lot of work and the effort is strategic. These strategies are often used to keep an infidelity hidden.

Hiding an affair is a lot of work and the effort is strategic. These strategies are often used to keep an infidelity hidden.

Infidelity

Should Flirting Count as Cheating?

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on September 29, 2022

Where's the line when it comes to cheating?

Where's the line when it comes to cheating?

Relationships

6 Signals of Quiet Quitting in a Relationship

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on September 2, 2022

What does it look like when someone is quietly quitting their relationship?

What does it look like when someone is quietly quitting their relationship?

Health

Are You and Your Partner Financially Compatible?

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on August 26, 2022

Financial compatibility is not about making the same amount of money: It's about how you approach your daily and long-term financial decisions.

Financial compatibility is not about making the same amount of money: It's about how you approach your daily and long-term financial decisions.

Relationships

The 7 Least-Desirable Traits in a Relationship Partner

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on June 24, 2022

Research reveals what most people don't want in a romantic partner.

Research reveals what most people don't want in a romantic partner.

Relationships

Why Rebound Relationships Might Not Be So Bad

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on June 15, 2022

How important is it to resolve feelings for an ex-partner before stepping into a new relationship?

How important is it to resolve feelings for an ex-partner before stepping into a new relationship?

Ghosting

7 Major Breakup Strategies, Ranked From Worst to Best

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on May 23, 2022

When you want out of a relationship, which breakup strategies have the best outcomes?

When you want out of a relationship, which breakup strategies have the best outcomes?

Marriage

3 Questions Every Couple Must Answer Before Moving in Together

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on March 27, 2022

Thinking about living together? Experts suggest asking these questions before cohabitating with a romantic partner.

Thinking about living together? Experts suggest asking these questions before cohabitating with a romantic partner.

Divorce

Why Women Are So Much More Likely to Seek a Divorce

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on March 8, 2022

Why do women initiate divorce more than men?

Why do women initiate divorce more than men?