By Richard A. Dowlat, M.A. – Claremont Graduate University
In January 2018, fellow contributing author to ScienceofRelationships.com Dr. Sadie Leder-Elder wrote about the power of proximity – a predominant and very influential…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: 15 Questions to Determine if Your Relationship is Hall of Fame Material or a Strikeout
Relationship science can weigh in on whether you’re with a winner.
Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., Monmouth University
Decisions are a part of life. At various times you may need to choose the best vacation spot, job candidate, babysitter,…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Too Many Fish in the Sea
By Richard A. Dowlat, M.A. – Claremont Graduate University
Photo Credit: englishwithasmile.orgImagine the following scenario: you are standing in the supermarket looking at a box of cereal in your left hand, and then another box in your rig…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Do Co-Stars Fall in Love?
By Sadie Leder-Elder Ph.D. – High Point University
Have you ever dated someone you worked with? How about someone you lived near? If so, you are already aware of the power of proximity. For more than fifty yea…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Explaining Royal Love: Prince Harry and the Allure of Implicit Egotism
By Sadie Leder-Elder Ph.D. – High Point University
A few years back I wrote a post about one of my favorite laws of attraction, implicit egotism (see here for more). Although you may never have heard it by name, the chances are…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Five Relationship Resolutions for the New Year
It’s that time of year again. Everyone I know is joining a gym, beginning a diet, and trying to start anew for the New Year. This year I’ve decided to do things a little differently. Instead of my typical New Year’s resolutions, whic…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can a Plane Crash Make You Fall in Love?
If you have seen an action movie in the last two decades (Speed, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic World, Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, any James Bond film) then you know that if two conventionally attractive strangers live through a life-or-deat…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Is There a Gene “for” Divorce?
One of my colleagues has a coffee mug that I think summarizes the whole genes vs. environment debate pretty well: “Nature or nurture, either way it’s your parents’ fault.” Cheeky coffee mugs aside, one of the enduring legacies…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: 50 Playful Dates to Keep the Novelty Alive in Your Relationship
A recent discussion in my Psychology of Close Relationships class probed the topic of how relationships transition from hot and heavy to more comfortable and emotionally intimate. As you can imagine, this isn’t always welcome news to an undergr…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Pumpkin Spice Latte for the Soul
Fall is here and that means one thing…Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is Back! Have you ever wondered why this annual tradition seems to be such a big deal to the general populace? Sure, the pumpkin spice latte (PSL) is delicious, but how…
