Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 02:46PM You’ll notice an emerging theme both here and in my psychology today blog: Passion isn’t just a feeling; it’s movement. It’s a furtive glance, an inside joke, and yes, it’s middle aged parents planning a date night. The whole reason I wrote the Valentine’s day piece, which reviewed research on the role of behavior in romantic attraction, was to reclaim and celebrate human agency in romance.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 06:48PM Just days after I posted my latest article on Psychology Today, I came across a new study, adding further support to Shakespeare’s famous lines:.... But love is blind and lovers cannot see/The pretty follies that themselves commit;/ For if they could, Cupid himself would blush/ To see me thus transformed to a boy.
Friday, January 7, 2011 at 08:41AM The fMRI has come in handy for researchers wanting to know more about what happens when we're falling in love. In the past, psychologists had to rely entirely on self-report when trying to understand what people feel from one moment to the next. Now we can take a picture. The advent of fMRI technology makes it easier than ever to see what happens to the brain in love.
Friday, November 5, 2010 at 11:54AM A journalist recently interviewed me about the link between humor and attraction. You probably guessed there’s some connection, but did you know just how strong it is? There’s actually a wealth of research devoted to this subject, and the article above mentions just a few of the highlights Bottom line: in dating—and in life—a sense of humor can only help.
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 02:54PM Feeling tempted to stray from your partner? You could learn a lot about self-control from Frog and Toad. No, you didn’t misunderstand me (or if you did, please comment below and tell me what you thought I meant—maybe there’s another interpretation of the story I should know). I recently rediscovered Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad during the story-time segment of my daughters’ bed time routine (thanks to a good friend who gave us the book as a gift). It’s a charming collection.
