Folklore has long held that men do less housework than women. And now science jumps into the fray with a study reported in the Journal of Family Issues . This large, multicultural study offers compelling evidence that this trend is not folklore. But what is most surprising is that the trend for men to do fewer chores is much more apparent in married couples than in couples who live together without the sanction of church and state. Married men get away with less?

A recent poll of 13-24 year olds conducted by MTV in association with the AP once again supported the age old saw that the more things change the more they stay the same. When asked who it is that they most admire, the age group that lives on a diet of Paris Hilton, fake news and text messages picked their parents as the clear favorite.

The preponderance of scientific research and social wisdom has long agreed that men have more sexual experiences than women. Now we have a mathematical proof that this cannot be. Say what?

What it is about music that seems to be so inextricably linked to romance. After all what couple doesn’t quickly identify “their song?” Who doesn’t know a few songs that when heard fan some sensual feeling, from the animalistic to the purely sentimental?

For most of people gambling is fun and a form of harmless entertainment. But for four to six percent of gamblers it is a devastating illness that negatively impacts every aspect of their life. And for every person who is a compulsive gambler the lives of 7-14 people are severely impacted by the lies, the debts, and the lack of attention that characterize addicts in relationships.

Have you have been on a date with someone who is fidgeting and bouncing their leg like a jackhammer with a smile that seems oddly out of place on their face? Why do so many people smile when they are nervous? Are they trying to disguise their real feelings or are they just smiling as a way of managing their stress?

Most of us think of evolutionary fitness and think of the young, fit, lean and mean. But now we need to add the care and nurture provided by grandmothers to our understanding of how evolution works.

Growing up on a dairy farm isn’t as glamorous as most people think. In between the 5 AM alarm clocks and the backbreaking work there is a need to stay in touch with the cycles of life with the observational rigor of a scientist.

Everyone has those times when we crave the gastronomic equivalent of a hug or a high five. Who knew that what we crave tends to differ based on our gender?

The baby was crying half the night, the three year-old has decided that his older brother is a punching bag and the older brother has imposed a moratorium on speaking to either parent. This isn’t the plot of a movie; it’s the role of a lifetime. And few people survive parenthood without at least occasionally feeling that the process is turning their brains into mush.

Research conducted in France suggests that touch may a big factor in getting to the proverbial square one. Professor Nicolas Gueguen led a series of experiments to determine if touch impacted women’s responses to a request.

More than with words it seems their brains are shaped by what they see. To the extent that they can discriminate between languages without hearing a word!

Quite similar to adults, it appears.

The AP ran a story recently reporting a decline in divorce rates. After peaking in 1981, rates reported for 2005 are at their lowest since 1970. The rate in 1981 was 5.3 per 1,000 people, falling over 30% to a per capita rate of 3.7 per 1,000 in 2005. What could be going on here?