An international pair of researchers, Ulrich Schimmack of the University of Toronto and Richard Lucas of the University of Michigan, have conducted a study on the long-term happiness of married couples that may have profound implications for our understanding of what makes people happy in long-term relationships.

Scientists have long known what your grandchildren-wanting parents and in-laws don’t want to tell you: Having children is hard on your marriage. However, scientists may now have discovered a corollary to this rule that could either help you be the exception, or perhaps warn that you’re likely to suffer this fate so you can prepare accordingly.

Dan Ariely’s new book “Predictably Irrational” shows us how much we dislike having our options taken away.

Over the past few months I have written several blogs on how experiencing and expressing positive emotions can make you healthier, happier, and have more fulfilling and satisfying relationships. Is the opposite true?

The role of women in the workplace is such that most businesses would cease to operate without their contributions. And balancing work life with the needs of child-rearing has also been a fact of life for both men and women. However, researchers from the University of Calgary have recently reported that the relationship between gender, parental status and work productivity is rather complex.

Physical appearance is often the first things we notice about someone we meet. It can play a role in who we are attracted to, who we date, and sometimes even who we marry. But does physical attraction matter once relationships are established? According to recent research, the answer is yes, but maybe not in the ways you might expect.

Why do people perform relatively poorly when it comes to their accuracy in assessing the personality attributes of potential mates? Was Kant right?

As someone who loves great food, I thought this article in the New York Times was particularly interesting. It discussed how different food choices could be stressful on relationships. Discover what other studies say about why sharing food in your relationships may be important.

One of our Advisory Board Members and professor at UCLA, Dr. Tom Bradbury, is now offering seminars for couples on relationship functioning, and what couples can do to keep their relationship strong. Find out more.

Dr. Peter Todd has applied cognitive models to what is called the “37% rule” (otherwise known as the “secretary problem” in the world of analytic heuristics) to the task of human mate selection and found that your optimum solution is likely to be found within just 10 first dates.

According to research conducted by Andrew Gulledge and his colleagues, daily behaviors can be important in expressing love and affection, and they can also be good for your relationship. Find out how men and women differ in their preferences for certain types of physical affection.

Men and women express different emotions in their Valentine’s Day announcments.

Forgiving someone can effect how good you feel about yourself. Find out how.

As people become more transient, maximizing educational and career opportunities, many speculate on the decline of extended family ties. Thomas Pollet and Robin Dunbar argue that while family ties may be more difficult to detect in modern society they continue to function in ways that provide needed instrumental support for the younger generations.