How Alcohol Can Affect Your Quest for Love

August 7, 2012

When you’re on the prowl to meet new prospective dates, how can alcohol help or hurt your chances? Read here to find out.

But the guys I date are always jerks!

September 12, 2011

By Dr. Gian Gonzaga, Senior Director of Research & Development

Posted in The Science of Love

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I hear it all the time. “I am only attracted to one type of guy (girl), and he (she) jerks me around. What’s wrong with me?” There are a lot of things that go into attraction and partner selection. Often people find themselves in patterns of one type of partner that never turns out well. [...]

What Type of Flirt Are You?

August 31, 2011

By Sarah Schmermund, M.A.

Posted in The Science of Love

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You can learn a lot about someone by how they flirt, including their personality, attitudes and beliefs about courtship, self-presentation tendencies, and even past relationship behaviors. Knowing a potential partner’s flirting style may make it easier to determine if their dating attitudes and beliefs are similar to yours.