Some human populations may rely on biological factors in addition to social factors when selecting a mate. In a recent study, published September 12 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, ...

In your quest for true love and that elusive happily ever after, are you waiting for the 'right' person to come along, or do you find yourself going for the cutest guy or girl in the room, hoping ...

A recent sociological study finds that most young adults surveyed reported feeling confused about their options when it comes to dating decisions. Preliminary analysis suggests that more than half of ...

In a previous post, I revealed that a prospective partner’s ability to obtain wealth is a prioritized trait in mate choice and that this pattern is fairly consistent across cultures. Examining the ...

Pluralistic evolutionary theories of human mating argue that Darwinian sexual selection favored strategies that offered flexibility in response to a wide range of contexts (Gangestad & Simpson, 2000; ...