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		<title>Do nice guys really finish last?</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/08/do-nice-guys-really-finish-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Strachman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gender Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nice guy stereotype argues that women often say they wish to date kind, sensitive men, but in reality, still choose to date jerks over nice guys. Is the stereotype true?]]></description>
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		<title>Life changes:  Personality across the years</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/04/life-changes-personality-across-the-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/04/life-changes-personality-across-the-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen Buckwalter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[extraversion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we talk about personality the definition most psychologists use goes along the lines of “those relatively enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that distinguish people.”  For a long time it has been thought that personality did not change in any meaningful way once a person hit adulthood.  However, recent work suggests that not only does personality change in adulthood it changes well into old age as well.]]></description>
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		<title>Sex, Gambling and the Male Brain</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/04/sex-gambling-and-the-male-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/04/sex-gambling-and-the-male-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Setrakian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gender Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science proves that men are influenced to risky action by images of scantily-clad women.  In other news, the sky is blue!]]></description>
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		<title>If the world seems angry it may just be you</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/if-the-world-seems-angry-it-may-just-be-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/if-the-world-seems-angry-it-may-just-be-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gian Gonzaga</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder why the world seems so hostile? Well it may not be the world, you yourself may be making the world a more hostile place. This is according to the findings of a recent study done by researchers at Iowa State University on how aggressive people can shape their social world.]]></description>
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		<title>Maximizers and Satisficers</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/maximizers-feel-more-regret-than-satisficers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/maximizers-feel-more-regret-than-satisficers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Strachman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maximizers must find the best possible option while Satisficers only need the option that is "good enough."  Which one feels better?]]></description>
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		<title>Is Happiness in our genes?</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/is-happiness-in-our-genes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/is-happiness-in-our-genes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gian Gonzaga</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[twin studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study investigates how much influence our genes have on our subjective well being (e.g., how happy we are with our lives). Learn more about what they found.]]></description>
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		<title>The Connection between Personality, Sexual Satisfaction, and Marital Quality</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/the-connection-between-personality-sexual-satisfaction-and-marital-quality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/the-connection-between-personality-sexual-satisfaction-and-marital-quality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erina Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/the-connection-between-personality-sexual-satisfaction-and-marital-quality/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's long been known that aspects of your personality can affect the quality of your relationships.  Highly neurotic people, for example, are more likely to have negative relationship quality.  In a recent study, researchers find that sexual satisfaction mediates this relationship between neuroticism and marital satisfaction.  Find out how.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Personality and Number of Sexual Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/personality-and-number-of-sexual-partners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/personality-and-number-of-sexual-partners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen Buckwalter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most people have stereotypic, and frequently unflattering, perceptions of people who have multiple sexual partners. But research suggests that the personality of people who sleep around more than is typical may confound the stereotypes.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Voting: It&#8217;s all about you</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/personality-predicts-voting-intention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/personality-predicts-voting-intention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Strachman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having trouble deciding who to vote for? It's not just your gender and age--your personality may be more important than you think.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rejection Sensitivity and Breakup&#8230;sometimes it really is you</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/rejection-sensitivity-and-breakupsometimes-it-really-is-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/rejection-sensitivity-and-breakupsometimes-it-really-is-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Setrakian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in awhile we have to take a look at our own actions in a relationship.  Our anxious, negative fears over the course of a relationship may actually predict rather than reflect the current situation.  Those who actively look for rejection may find it- even in emotionally stable partners and relationships.]]></description>
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