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Parents, Daughters, and Caring How Much a Boyfriend Makes

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Parents care how much their daughter’s boyfriend makes. Or, more to the point, they care that he makes enough so that they won’t have to care. According to a study published in Evolution and Human Behaviour, resources are a factor in how much parents approve of their daughter’s boyfriend, but … Read More

Getting Married? Trust Your Gut

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Wondering how your marriage will turn out? According to scientists, you may already know it in your gut. A study published in Science found that newlywed’s implicit feelings about each other—feelings that they couldn’t or wouldn’t verbalize—were pretty good at predicting how happy they’d be four years later. For the … Read More

Eye Contact May Make People Resistant to Persuasion

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It’s taught in Business 101: always maintain eye contact. However, a new study published in Psychological Science suggests that eye contact may make people more resistant to persuasion, especially when they already disagree. Researchers used new technology that can track eye focus, and had participants watch a video of a … Read More

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