Previous research has not led to any agreement as to the normative trajectory of relationship
satisfaction. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we summarize the available …

Introduction Over the past 20 years, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) has been
considered the gold standard for the measurement of sexual function in women, with over …

The current research used two 8-wave longitudinal studies spanning the first 4–5 years of
207 marriages to examine the potential bidirectional associations among marital …

This article evaluates a thesis containing three interconnected propositions. First, romantic
love is a “commitment device” for motivating pair-bonding in humans. Second, pair-bonding …

Passion and sexual satisfaction typically diminish in longer-term relationships, but this
decline is not inevitable. We identified the attitudes and behaviors that most strongly …

Several prominent models of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction imply
directional relationships between these constructs (eg, attachment theory, social exchange …

Globally, one out of three people suffer from a mental health issue during their lifetime. In
romantic relationships, impaired mental health does not only affect the individual but also …

Introduction It has been generally thought that the practice of bondage-discipline,
dominance-submission, sadism-masochism (BDSM) is in some form associated with …

Abstract The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy (MWD) denotes polarized perceptions of women
in general as either “good,” chaste, and pure Madonnas or as “bad,” promiscuous, and …

Introduction Although sexual functioning has been linked to sexual satisfaction, it only
partially explains the degree to which women report being sexually satisfied. Other factors …