Imagine that both your best friend and your romantic partner have fallen into a river. You can save one of them. What do you do? Perhaps you’ve already dived in. But if you’ve got time to think before ...

A cross-cultural study involving participants from 25 countries found that participants who have children tend to report ...

Love is everywhere you look. People talk about love in pop songs, on TV, across social media, over dinner, at work, and in school hallways. There is also growing scientific interest in romantic love, ...

These are four of the most romantic songs ever released in country music, which all happened to come out in 2025.

Many of us dream of that whirlwind romance where we get swept off our feet and live ‘happily ever after’. But not every important relationship in your life will be romantic. Many will turn out to be ...

From epic tragedies to lighthearted rom-coms.

For the first time, scientists have uncovered how the brain's Behavioral Activation System can override other cognitive functions and subdue external stimuli when we experience romantic love, driving ...

“There’s a reason people have exchanged love notes and sent love letters from time immemorial,” says Stephanie Manes, LCSW, JD, a couple’s therapist and psychotherapist who teaches at Columbia ...

With so much on our plates — from work to self-care to friends and family — life gets pretty crazy. All too often we forget to show the ones we love how important they are to us. But that's no excuse ...

When you love someone, you want to find as many ways to show them as possible. But sometimes, simply saying, "I love you" just doesn't feel like it's enough. After all, how could three small ...

Love is a complex, not well-understood emotion that can occur for people at different rates. Scientists have developed a model for understanding love that includes four fundamental components: ...