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But it might be because they have ulterior motives in mind: Study

(NEWSER) - Women may have a reputation for romance, but when it comes to saying the magic words—“I love you”—it turns out they’re a good deal slower than men. According to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, two-thirds of couples report that guys said the words first. Men also are more likely to enjoy hearing the words before they’ve had sex with a partner, whereas women are more likely to enjoy hearing them after. More»

(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»

Trying to impress women can take up all the male brain's power, experiment finds

(NEWSER) - Men literally lose their minds when talking to women they find attractive, a new study finds. A group of Dutch psychologists—inspired to carry out the experiment after one of them forgot his address while talking to a pretty woman—tested the memory skills of 40 heterosexual volunteers before and after they spoke to attractive women. They found the men's cognitive skills were seriously impaired after trying to impress the women, the Telegraph reports. 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?”

Therapists call dog analogy cute but no marital cure-all

(NEWSER) - A woman who has long compared men to dogs has a book coming out and a movie in the works, all plugging the notion that men can be trained. But critics fear that What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage is another pop psych title that props up gender cliches, and therapists warn that Sutherland's notions are cute but no cure-all. "In small doses, it's a really good idea," one told Newsweek. More»