Love | Kinsey Confidential

6 Affairs & What They Have To Do With Your Mother

Knowing about the six types of affairs, along with our emotional needs, may help us better understand infidelity in romantic relationships.
Love You Like Crazy: The Effects of Passionate Love on the Brain

Guest blogger Alia Wilhelm explores the interesting relationship that exists between love, addiction and obsessive-compulsive behavior.
The Penis and Valentine’s Day: A Story of Disappointment

J. Bradley Blankenship observes that that both the penis and Valentine’s Day have a hard time living up to expectations.
Q&A: What’s Up With Online Dating Sites?

For-profit sites are businesses and so they certainly exist to turn a profit just like any other for-profit business.
Deal Breakers of Singles in America

Kinsey Institute Research Fellow Dr. Justin Garcia discusses his Match.com study on singles and relationships.
Relationships: Two Years Plus Or Minus Six Months Guideline

It can be hard to know when you should make a lifetime commitment to a romantic relationship. Some love and attachment science offers guidelines.
What They’re Reading: Robin Milhausen

Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships
Monogamy: Long-Lasting Tradition Or Old-Fashioned Restriction?

A recent study in Family Process journal suggests that monogamy is on the rise in the United States. But, what are monogamy and non-monogamy?
Q&A: My Boyfriend Doesn’t Want To Have Sex With Me

If you are able to talk to each other about your sexual interests, you may find ways to create a shared sexual experience that you both enjoy.
Traditional Relationship Values Held Across Gender and Sexuality

When we think the "traditional" values for relationships, like love and commitment, we sometimes rely on stereotypes regarding who holds those values.
Q&A: Having Intercourse Again After Ending A Long Relationship

It is true that some women – like some men - have one and only love, or one and only sexual partnership, and never have another.
Understanding Love And Sex – A Valentine’s Day Puzzle

Although it is possible to experience love without sexual or physical intimacy and to experience sex without love, for most people, the two are connected.