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There hasn't been much research on how and why long-lasting, fulfilling relationships work for asexual people, or people with little to no sexual interest. The components of a successful relationship among asexual people are essentially the same as those in any other relationship, according to new research from Michigan State University, despite asexuals' lack of or aversion for sexual desire. William Chopik, associate professor in the MSU psychology department and coauthor of the study, said: "Asexuals don't have the urge for sexual interactions, but they nevertheless create romantic relationships and those connections seem at least somewhat comparable to non-asexuals' love relationships. The study, which was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, is one of the biggest studies of asexual people's relationships ever done and it is the only one to look at the factors that influence commitment and stability in a relationship. The study examined a sampl...

It's a phenomenon that most of us have undoubtedly all encountered. Someone turns to face you while you're in the midst of a bustling crowd of people. You pick it up right away. In actuality, processing and registering this eye contact takes no longer than a nanosecond. What transpires during eye contact psychologically speaking? This is what Anne Böckler-Raettig, a professor at the University of Würzburg's Department of Psychology III, is interested in (JMU). She has led the research team "More than meets the eye: Integration, influences, and impairments of direct gaze processing" since 2017 and has a particular interest in social cognition. Böckler-Raettig has now deciphered new data regarding how humans process gazes and facial expressions along with her colleagues and experts from the USA and Canada. The Journal of Experimental Psychology is where she publishes the findings of her research. Dr. Christina Breil, the study's first author, says, "We were...

Compared to the general U.S. population, adults who have had weight-loss surgery are more than twice as likely to get married within five years. An adult who has bariatric surgery while married is more than twice as likely to get divorced, according to a recent study led by epidemiologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. The study, which was released in the Annals of Surgery Open from Wolters Kluwer, is the first to describe the marital outcomes of American adults who underwent weight-loss surgery. It offers patients and healthcare professionals hard evidence on how romantic relationships change as a result of the procedure. According to lead author Wendy King, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, "Weight loss is generally the goal of bariatric surgery, but people have a variety of motivators for wanting to lose weight - for example, remission of Type 2 diabetes and improvement in joint pain." The desire for a romantic con...

Many individuals consider supernatural forces to be illusions based on wishful thinking in today's scientific society. The profound exception to humanity's general tendency toward reason, nevertheless, is still love. People are accustomed to seeing romantic love portrayed on reality television programs like "The Bachelor" as a force cosmically connected to one's fate. It's a concept that is both absurd and eerily familiar to everyone who has ever fallen in love and believed their relationship was inescapably "meant to be." According to our research, people hold these enchanted beliefs about fated love and individual soul mates in very high regard. We raise a fundamental question as psychology researchers who are interested in understanding why people think, feel, and act the way they do: Why does love seem so magical? We are hoping that the answer to this question may help to clarify some of the problems that people in love have long faced. Should yo...

looking for a relationship? You'll realize then just how crucial that first date may be. Why do we fall in love with some people but not others, and why? The majority of us will be startled by the reaction, but not the research team lead by Dr. Shir Atzil from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Department of Psychology. How effectively we can synchronize our bodies will determine how well we connect with a relationship. We specialize in researching parent-infant attachment, and we had observed the same issue there, the researcher said. The study looked at how a heterosexual couple's physiology and behavior change after they meet for the first time. The study included 46 dates from a speed dating trial. Each date lasted for five minutes, during which time a bracelet was used to track each partner's physiological regulation levels. Each partner's behavioral actions during the date, such as nodding, moving an arm, or shifting a leg, were also noted. After their exper...