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 …

Romantic relationship quality is a robust predictor of health and well‐being. With increasing
awareness of the pervasiveness and harm of weight stigma, it is important to understand the …

We examined the interplay between husbands' and wives' positive and negative nonsexual
interpersonal behaviors, frequency of sexual intercourse, sexual satisfaction, and feelings of …

Should intimates respond to their interpersonal mistakes with self-criticism or with self-
compassion? Although it is reasonable to expect self-compassion to benefit relationships by …

Within committed relationships, a wide range of factors may challenge or facilitate sexual
satisfaction. The aim of this study was to clarify which individual, partner-, and partnership …

Do men value physical attractiveness in a mate more than women? Scientists in numerous
disciplines believe that they do, but recent research using speed-dating paradigms suggests …

Background Human instinctively desire to have offspring. Infertility can cause painful
emotional experiences throughout the life mainly known as quality of life impairment. This …

Our intention in writing this chapter is to discuss where psychology is in the study of sexuality
and romantic relationships and to offer our thoughts about where it has yet to go. Because …

While the sex-positive movement has made a significant contribution to the advancement of
women's sexuality, much of this work has emphasized 'positive liberty,'that is, women's …

Background Although their individual contributions to sexual and relational outcomes are
well-established, there has been a lack of research on the importance of sexual frequency …