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Love Connection: Facebook Gets Credit for Lasting Marriages
By Tia Ghose published
A surprising number of people who married in recent years met on social media such as Facebook, and those people tend to be more satisfied than those who met in other ways.
5 Ways Your Emotions Influence Your World (and Vice Versa)
By Stephanie Pappas published
How you feel about something can affect your perception of it, with real-world consequences. Here are some of the ways our emotions inform our senses -- and the other way around.
Futuristic Bra Only Opens For 'True Love'
By Alyssa Danigelis published
This Japanese bra springs open when it detects an amorous heart rate.
Science: Yep. Rebound Sex Is Real
By Stephanie Pappas published
As goes pop culture, so goes reality. People really do have rebound or revenge sex in order to ease the pain of breakups, psychologists find.
Love Really Is Sweet, Science Reveals
By Stephanie Pappas published
Both candy and water taste sweeter when people think about love. But fortunately, jealousy doesn't make things taste more bitter, a finding that shows the limitations of metaphor.
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