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What dating apps are really optimizing. Hint: it isn't love
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (874+ words) In the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, dating apps typically see a spike in new users and activity. More profiles are created, more messages sent, more swipes logged. Dating platforms market themselves as modern technological solutions to loneliness, right…...
Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (869+ words) Should we do couples counselling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of questions are normal in a society that places such importance on coupledom, despite there…...
Marriage is scary: Kenapa makin banyak kaum muda menunda menikah?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (737+ words) " Angka pernikahan di Indonesia terus menurun setiap tahun, menunjukkan enggannya generasi muda untuk segera menikah. " Banyak kaum muda menunda pernikahan guna melanjutkan pendidikan, merintis usaha, atau mengejar karier. " Cara pandang individu muda terhadap aspek kehidupan, termasuk pernikahan, dipengaruhi oleh media…...
I never really know how to answer that: why do women still have to justify being single?
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (898+ words) Being a single woman isn't the social taboo it once was. Singlehood seems to be on the rise, with more single person households, and more women choosing to marry later in life, or not at all. It could even be…...
Does marriage prevent cancer? And who benefits the most?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (720+ words) Marriage, it turns out, may come with a side'effect no one puts in the vows: people who have been married seem less likely to develop cancer than those who have never married at all. That is the provocative finding from…...
Ethical non-monogamy? New comedy Splitsville is more about two flawed couples getting messy
3+ week, 2+ day ago (634+ words) Lecturer in Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex Sarah Louise Smyth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed…...
Ancient texts and marital breakdown: Yann Martel's Son of Nobody descends into implausibility
3+ week, 4+ day ago (975+ words) Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Konstantine Panegyres does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant…...
From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (570+ words) Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation for work on Jews of Color. University of Colorado provides funding as a member of The Conversation US....
What Bridgerton's "pinnacle' tells us about sex talk today
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (950+ words) Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Senior Research Fellow, Division of Health Research and Social Work, Lancaster University; La Trobe University Alexandra James received funding from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing....
Carefree bachelor or incel: men are judged for being single too
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (705+ words) Alicia Denby does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Manchester Metropolitan University provides funding as…...