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Online dating secrets, as revealed by math majors
Los Angeles Times: The reasoning: Compared with women looking away from the camera, those who smiled or made what OkCupid analysts called a “flirty-face” tended to get about 1.5 additional new messages a month. But
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The Good Fight
The Boston Globe: It starts in childhood: As every kindergartner learns, getting along with others is a practical virtue. From our earliest years, we start to absorb lessons of diplomacy and tact, all meant to
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Caregivers of mentally ill carry heavy burden
The Montreal Gazette: Having a brother with schizophrenia has defined Ellen’s life. When she’s not feeling guilty for having a normal life, she is using all of her time, energy and emotion to cope with
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Power, sex and conventional wisdom
GULF TIMES: Would there be fewer sex scandals if the world were run by women? The question comes to mind in the wake of scandals that involve two powerful men, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Arnold Schwarzenegger
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The Language of Love: Word Usage Predicts Romantic Attraction
Scientific American: What distinguishes a fling that ends in tears from long-term love? Past research suggests that the most successful couples share common interests, values and personality traits. Now new research published in Psychological Science
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Want Lasting Love? It’s Not More Commitment, but Equal Commitment That Matters
It’s not partners’ individual commitments that make the most difference in how well they address conflict, but rather how well their levels of commitment match up.