Traditional advice from sex experts goes: "No copulation without preliminary petting, otherwise your partner won’t get a sexual pleasure". Now, the whole thrust of sex theories might change. Large-scale studies of female orgasm showed that reaching this thrilling experience doesn't depend on amorous stimulation. Full story

Do you think men or women are better at judging fidelity? The scientists have paradoxically concluded that men are more sophisticated at detecting infidelity of their partners than women, though the latter, according to the previous studies, are better at concealing illicit liaisons. Men are also more likely to suspect even their innocent-of-any-wrong-doing spouses. Full story

Now we know why tall and slim women look the most appealing to men. It's all about geometry. The fact was discovered by psychologists from the University of Stockholm when they were studying the human perception of different geometrical figures. As a rule, tall women have straight shoulders and small waist, which makes their figure look like a square. The square, in its turn, is known to "call the tune" among geometrical figures, sitting at the top of their hierarchy. Compliance with this form earns its owner a status and image, arousing respect and admiration. Full story

The scientists at University College London have discovered a brain area that gets activated when people view images they hate. What is more, this area doesn’t relate to those associated with fear, threat and danger, although it shares a part with aggression area. Now it’s clear why love can turn to hate so fast. Full story

Every woman dreams of great love. But once the dream comes true, we find it difficult to keep it after weeding ceremony. You know how marriage could be. Regular relationship is fading into no more than a habit, making spouses less interested and passionate. Finally, you get to know your spouse's ways so well that some of them become annoying. Here are 6 simple rules for making tender feelings towards each other last for times to come. Full story

Flirting is not always so innocent. All too frequently, playing with fire results in cheating, which, in its turn, brings unpleasant outcomes. Ragnar Beer, a famous psychologist from Goettingen, organized a research, interviewing 2600 people of both sexes who cheated on their significant other at least once. The results were shocking: most of the cheating men and women – over 80% to be exact – loved their partners. Full story

New studies show that while married men live longer, the marriage takes away more than one year women's lifespan. Matrimony stretches husbands' lifespan by 1.7 years, but shrinks an average wife’s lifespan by 1.4 years. This was demonstrated by the results of the study involving 100 000 people across Europe, Independent reports. Full story

Quite often magazines conduct all kinds of studies which involve their readers. Magazine Self is one of them; recently it held an interesting survey. Five hundred females, ages between 18 and 45, participated in it by answering some questions about their sex life. The results showed that 42% of women are quite happy with their sex life, 17% come across the concept of sex only when watching reality shows, but not in their own bedroom. Full story

Italian sociologists have conducted a poll to reveal top 10 sexiest male professions. The poll involved over 1000 women (age 22-55 years). It is interesting that the absolute majority of women named the men in uniform. The hottest favorites were law enforcement officers. Full story

Just a few decades ago, feminists could only dream of gender equality. While their dreams have come true today, the men's view of the ideal housewife hardly changed. According the latest poll, most men want to have a "traditional" wife who would make a great housewife. As for women, they want men respect their opinion and support the family financially. Full story

Recently, scientists have found why we close our eyes when kissing. Kissing is already known to be beneficial to one’s health, but it's difficult to say how kisses actually influence our health state. Medical professionals argue that kissing in not only pleasure but also an effective remedy against many diseases. Full story

It turns out even the faintest smell of a substance in male sweat is enough to increase the cortisol hormone level in women. In its turn, the cortisol is responsible for stress and sexual desire of the fair sex and even influences the ovulation in female body. Full story

Popular science magazine Nature has published the results of study showing what part of female body looks most appealing to men. The group of American natural scientists headed by Michel Hopkins discovered that the most appealing thing about women's body is their waist, and the smaller the waist, the better. Full story

Kissing is both pleasant and healthy, no doubt. But many scientists are still trying to answer the question why most people close their eyes when kissing. Here is what Singaporean scientist Yau Che Ming, a professor at the National Education Institute, thinks about that. Full story

Couples often fight about daily household issues. She just wants him to clear away dishes after the meal while he wants nobody to bother him when he's watching TV during the meal. British physiologists have conducted a poll to find out what annoys women about male behavior in the kitchen. Now, you might recognize some "items" that annoy you. Full story

It turns out that love is somewhat like narcotic. Love becomes addictive, produces physical and physiological dependence and even withdrawal syndrome. Scientists at British National Centre for Narcology have come to that point. After they'd conducted many studies and interviewed lovers, scientists discovered that outburst of love caused the physiological changes in brain similar to those under cocaine or heroine. Full story

Contraceptive pills can ruin a relationship, scientists at the University of Liverpool (Britain) report. According to the study, taking hormone contraceptives regularly can disrupt an instinctive mechanism by which women judge the genetic compatibility of men. Full story

It is not a secret that people once drunk become less picky at choosing sex partner. It remained a mystery up till now to what extend exactly they get less picky. This puzzle was solved by scientists from Bristol University. They calculated how much beer makes people look more attractive in each other’s eyes. Full story

More and more often married couples take laptops with them when going for a vacation. British psychologists sound the alarm saying that this can lead to family break-ups. Studies have shown that over 40% of busy people can afford to “disconnect” themselves completely from the outer world for the vacation period by committing themselves to the relaxation time on the sea or ocean beach. Wi-fi spots are designed for those who can not afford internet-free vacation. Full story

Scientists have recently discovered that polygamy is part of our human nature. This way we can find the reasons behind the fact that many of us get involved in the so-called love triangles. Sexologists explain this tendency by saying that each of us has three centers of love emotions. Each centre is responsible for, respectively, passion, attachment, and romantic relationships. Hence, this is the reason why any person can have not only one but two or even three objects of affection. Full story