Should She Delay the L-Word?

(NEWSER) - Women may be more “selective” daters, but that distinction could well be based not on innate personality but on social norms and the simple prospect of which gender is doing the pursuing. A new study had subjects participate in a few rounds of speed dating. When the males approached the females, the men reported more enthusiasm about their partners—i.e., they were less selective. But when the guys sat down and the women made the rounds, the opposite was true, reports LiveScience. More»

(NEWSER) - Lovelife dragging a bit? AskMen plays virtual wingman, listing 10 things a guy should never say to a woman:

1. Can I kiss you? This yells that you’re a boy, not a man.
2. Can I take you on a date somewhere? Act confident and in control. Say something like, “Want to hang out?”

(NEWSER) - Tired of texting your long-distance lover to say how much you care? A Scottish research lab hopes to connect couples with something a bit more poetic: "painted" light. Users of Mutsugoto wear touch-activated rings tracked by motion-sensing cameras mounted above their beds; caress your own arm and a matching beam of light sweeps across your partner's arm. Couples who break up can turn to the lab's other project—a remote fighting game, reports the BBC. More»

High estradiol levels make women consider selves more attractive, tougher to satisfy

(NEWSER) - Attractive women are wired to have more flings and cheat on long-term partners, a new study suggests. Women considered beautiful—by themselves and others—have more of the hormone estradiol, a form of estrogen that fuels lust and racy behavior. Saliva samples and sexual histories were collected from 52 participants, whose attractiveness was then rated for the study, reports the Telegraph. More»

Found living without sex can be easier than looking for love—just not preferable

(NEWSER) - Writer Kit Naylor didn't intend for things to work out this way. She likes men. She likes love. And yet somehow, "here I am—55 years old, a spinster long past my sell-by date, no kids—and I haven't had sex in a decade and a half.” She explains in Salon how she meant to merely take a break from the "middle-aged dating roller coaster." And how, 15 years later, she's come to an uneasy peace with her situation. More»