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A survival guide for your first house-visit as a couple
(Credits) You’ve been dating long enough, things are going well, and now you’ve decided to take the plunge and bring your partner home to meet the tribe this Chinese...
36 questions to make you fall in love, according to psychologist Arthur Aron
(Credits) 36 QUESTIONS THAT WILL PUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP ON FAST-FORWARD According to a study by social psychology researcher Arthur Aron at Stony Brook University, asking a stranger 36 tailored questions...
8 original first date ideas better than a movie and dinner
(Credits) This is a guest post by Rachel Esco. For the veteran dater, first dates can become a monotonous routine, one that is as repetitive and dull as doing laundry...
We went on a blind date through a dating agency. Now, we’re happily attached!
Jack and Joan from Singapore are amongst the many couples who found true love through Lunch Actually. Read on to find out about how they met, fell in love, and their...
Types of people who are most likely to cheat, according to research
(Credits) Finding out that your significant other cheated on you is a horrible feeling. You feel like your heart has been wrenched out and stomped on. You feel like your...
How we sabotage our own attempts at finding love
(Credits) Let’s be honest here. What do you really want when it comes to love? The electrically-charged connection that makes you feel alive? The fairytale wedding leading to a happily...
Don’t want to get divorced? Here’s how long experts say to wait before getting married
(Credits) If you’re in your mid-20s, chances are, you’re starting to feel as if everyone you know is getting married. Facebook surfing reveals ever more engagement announcements and Instagram...
What travelling together teaches you about your partner
(Credits) Travelling together is one of the best tests of any couple’s compatibility. On dates, we lock away our grouchy selves, and put on our best front for...
Why you’re likely to fall for someone like your parents, science explains
(Credit) Recently, one of the most often thrown about theories is that we often end up in a relationship with someone who strikes an uncanny resemblance with our dad or...
When does silence help and hurt your relationship? Research tells us.
(Credits) “You say it best when you say nothing at all.” While this famous line from Irish pop star Ronan Keating’s 1999 hit, “When You Say Nothing At All”, brought...
How texting ruins relationships and cheapens connections
The ability to send instantaneous text messages is, without a doubt, one of the greatest forms of communication that the 21st century has gifted us. However, it’s also the...
The 5 inevitable stages of every relationship
For those of you familiar with the five stages of grief in psychology – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – did you know that these stages are pretty similar...