News tagged with sexual relationship

Hiding true self at work can result in less job satisfaction, greater turnover

Hiding your true social identity -- race and ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or a disability -- at work can result in decreased job satisfaction and increased turnover, according to a new study from Rice ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Fewer americans tying the knot, survey shows

(HealthDay) -- That shiny band of gold may be losing its luster: A new government report shows more Americans are either avoiding marriage or marrying much later in life than their parents' generation did.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Letter airs harassment claims against HP's ex-CEO

(AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million, according to a letter detailing the sexual harassment allegations ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study challenges stereotypes about LGB relationships, reveals barriers

Many individuals set personal goals for their love lives: going on more dates, planning to get married or simply saying "I love you" more often. In a new study, Assistant Professor of Sexuality Studies David Frost compared ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Let your fingers do the talking: Sexting and infidelity in cyberspace

Although sex and infidelity are now only a keyboard away, at the end of the day, there is no substitute for physical, face-to-face contact in our sexual relationships. That's according to a new study by Diane Kholos Wysocki, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Timing, meaning of 'I love you' differs by gender

Women, being from Venus, have a reputation for being the first to spring "I love you" in romantic relationships.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

'Friends with benefits' viewed differently by the sexes, create public health concerns

(PhysOrg.com) -- Men and women who engage in sexual behavior with their friends view and treat those relationships quite differently – in ways that could have public health implications regarding safe sex, according ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Arranged unions and distrust: The influence of parental choice on mate guarding

Mate guarding is classified as excessive or unwarranted jealous or protective behavior towards a spouse or mate. This is common among many different species and can be useful to defend territory, guarantee paternity, or prevent ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Young adults' sexual relationships increasingly favor men, research finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- While young women's educational and career opportunities have skyrocketed over the past two decades, their opportunities for stable, long-term relationships have declined, according to new research from sociologists ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 41 | with audio podcast

New study suggests that a propensity for one-night stands, uncommitted sex could be genetic

So, he or she has cheated on you for the umpteenth time and their only excuse is: "I just can't help it." According to researchers at Binghamton University, they may be right. The propensity for infidelity could very well ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

A picture worth a thousand words: New research links visual cues to male sexual memory

A new study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that college-aged men are very likely to remember a woman's initial sexual interest (attraction or rejection), especially when the woman in question is thought to be ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Same-sex relationships increase self-esteem, decrease homophobia in teens

Involvement in a same-sex relationship boosted self-esteem in teen males and lowered internalized homophobia in teen females who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual, a new University of Michigan study shows.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Sex lives of patients are negatively affected by rheumatoid arthritis and SLE

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients from Brazil and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients from France report that their rheumatic conditions negatively affect their emotional relationships and sex lives, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study points out risks of nonromantic sexual relationships

A University of Iowa study found that one-third of sexual relationships in the Chicago area lack exclusivity. One in 10 men and women reported that both they and their partner had slept with other people.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Stick men' may be rendered obsolete in insect world

(PhysOrg.com) -- Male stick insects are becoming increasingly redundant, with new research showing some New Zealand female stick insects can reproduce as efficiently on their own as with a male mate.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0