The Statesman

Research shows being a “jerk” does not always bring success

Jessica Chin • February 25, 2016

Is it true that people have to be jerks to succeed?

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Shomer negia: Why I don’t touch women

Andrew Goldstein • February 23, 2016

I am not arguing that people who brush against, hold or caress the gender of their affection are bad or evil. This is a standard I am holding myself to.

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The Breakup Shop’s Backup Plan

Rachel Siford • February 10, 2016

The new app “Backup Plan” by the Breakup Shop, designed by the Keast brothers, creates a legally binding agreement for two people to marry each other by a certain time.

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Under the Microscope: Romantic competence

Ruchi Shah • February 10, 2016

A research team led by Joanne Davila, Ph.D., identified a factor called “romantic competence” that plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining healthy relationships.

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The pros and cons of gay relationships

Matt Stern • February 9, 2016

One type of relationship isn’t better than the other. When it comes down to it, a spade’s a spade, a relationship is a relationship and love is love.

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The art of rejection

Kate Valerio • September 10, 2015

Many amateurs reject people with what can only be described as the world’s biggest cop-out — telling someone you’re already in a relationship.

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PDA: Public displays of annoyance

Kate Valerio • September 2, 2015

I completely understand the thrill of getting busy in public, but there’s a new dimension added when there’s someone studying for a BIO 358 test a dozen feet away.

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With marriage, we now say “I do… but not yet”

Niveditha Obla • June 7, 2015

We want that raise, we want that title and we want to know that we can stand on our two feet before we jump into some sort balancing act with another person.

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10 reasons to break up with someone

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

Relationships: Everybody seems to want one…until they are actually in one.

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2 a.m. vs. 2 p.m.

Michael Newcomer • February 10, 2015

Pick your poison: Tinder, Grindr, OKCupid, Facebook even, for the desperately old fashioned.

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The almost-relationship

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

It is a flirty friendship, even if you are hoping for more. And after a few weeks or so of this blissful, crush stage you will begin to wonder: is this something more?

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Under the microscope: 36 questions shown to form closer relationships

Ruchi Shah • February 9, 2015

36 questions in 45 minutes turn complete strangers into close friends or even a married couple. To most, this idea sounds unbelievable.

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