Menopause evolved to prevent competition between mother and daughter-in-law, researchers say FROM phys.org

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-menopause-evolved-competition-mother-daughter-in-law.html

Gay or straight, male or female – beer drinkers get laid earlier! FROM India.com

http://health.india.com/news/gay-or-straight-male-or-female-beer-drinkers-get-laid-earlier/

Love, Korean-style FROM The Economist [short article]

http://www.economist.com/node/21555581

The Truth About Compatibility by By Hara Estroff Marano, Carlin Flora FROM Psychology Today

"There is no such thing as a compatible couple. All couples disagree about the same things: money, sex, kids, time. So, it's really about how you manage your differences."

I suggest you begin reading at "Compatibility does not hinge. ..."

Why Smokers Can't Get a Date Marina Adshade FROM Big Think

"And the people operating on an even thinner dating market are well-educated smokers; only 10.5% of men and 8% of women with a college degree smoke"

Looking For New Love by Marina Adshade Online is a Major Cause of Divorce - BUSTED FROM Big Think

"The first observation here is that in as much as access to online dating and social networking sites lowers the cost of searching for a mate, increased access to the Internet should lead to higher quality marriages."

The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English by Pamela Haag FROM BigThink

Here is one considered to be particularly difficult to translate:

"Ilunga (Bantu): A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time."

The economics of good looks FROM The Economist

"A Chinese study confirms that the husbands of unappealing women earn about 10% less than those of their dishier counterparts."

Asia's lonely hearts FROM The Economist

"Almost a third of Japanese women in their early 30s are unmarried; probably half of those will always be. Over one-fifth of Taiwanese women in their late 30s are single; most will never marry."

6 Well-Kept Secrets that Affect Family Size by Susan Newman, Ph.D. FROM Psychologoy Today

"Mothers practicing law earned 10 to 15 percent less than childless female attorneys. "

The Stripper's Secret By Matthew Hutson FROM Psychology Today

"Unlike their sisters in the animal kingdom, human females don't openly advertise their ovulation."

India's Government Aims to Curb Excessive Weddings By ELLIOT HANNON FROM Time

"The practice of hiring celebrities is so common that there's even an industry price list for A listers. Shah Rukh Khan, India's biggest star, is quoted at $750,000, while movie heartthrob Salman Khan lists at about half that price."

The Laws of Chemistry By Helen Fisher, Ph.D., FROM Psychology Today

Take the quiz at the end to find out your primary and secondary types by identifying you as a
EXPLORER, BUILDER, NEGOTIATOR or DIRECTOR.

The Happy Marriage Is the ‘Me’ Marriage By TARA PARKER-POPE FROM The NYT

"A lasting marriage does not always signal a happy marriage. Plenty of miserable couples have stayed together for children, religion or other practical reasons."

Why Married Men Tend to Behave Better FROM Science Daily

"In the December issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, online December 6, S. Alexandra Burt and colleagues found that less antisocial men were more likely to get married. Once they were wed, however, the marriage itself appeared to further inhibit antisocial behavior."

Guys, help women improve their status--get a second, and maybe even a third wife!

"Groups opposing polygyny claim to be opposed to the degradation and exploitation of women. My analysis of efficient, competitive marriage markets indicates, however, that the income of women and the competition of men for wives would be be greater when polygyny is greater if the incidence of polygyny had been determined mainly by the relative marginal contribution of women to output. This view is supported by the fact that bride prices are more common and generally higher in societies with a greater incidence of polygyny." -- FROM A Treatise on the Family by Gary S. Becker. 

Peak Break-Up Times On Facebook by David McCandless and Lee Bryon FROM Information is Beautiful [分手尖峰時間 臉書]

[by permission]

Falling in love costs you friends By Jonathan Amos FROM The BBC

"The results confirmed the widely held view that love can lead to a smaller support network, with typically one family member and one friend being pushed out to accommodate the new lover."

Are You at Risk for Divorce? It's Not Whether You Fight, But How You Fight That Matters By Jeffrey Kluger FROM Time

"For one thing, in the early years, it's husbands who are the more effective arguers, more inclined to use constructive behaviors such as listening and calmly discussing—though they by no means do so all the time."

Why Office Romance Is on the Wane By Spencer Morgan FROM Businessweek

Just read up to the line

"Frederick S. Lane III, author of The Naked Employee, argues that co-worker couples spend more time at work, take fewer sick days, and are less likely to quit."

after this it gets hard.