Love news, articles and features

Woman hugging her mother in front of sea under sky

Mind

The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it

The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?

Features

Humans

Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 million years ago

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Mind

Women prefer to be prettier than a partner, but men want to be funnier

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Female psychologist observing a couple's conversation during a therapy session in a house

Mind

What can psychoanalysis teach us about love and heartbreak?

Culture

Technology

Why falling in love with an AI isn’t laughable, it’s inevitable

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San Sebastian Film Festival handout picture: Bel Powley, Nick Robinson in Michael Tyburski's 'Turn Me On'.

Mind

Bel Powley is fabulous in this wonderful dystopian satire

Culture

Mind

Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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Mind

There aren't five love languages, despite claims on TikTok

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People in relationships have higher love scores if they live in a country with high living standards, gender equality and collectivist cultures

Humans

Couples are most in love in Hungary, according to science

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2J5DWYF The Woodland Burial Area in Thornsett Cemetery, New Mills, Derbyshire

Humans

I am planning my wife's woodland burial, but green funerals are costly

My late wife was an environmentalist and wanted an eco-friendly funeral. I have seen to her wishes, but a woodland burial isn't possible for all those who would like one, writes Graham Lawton

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Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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Humans

Heart rates synchronise if two people get on well during first date

News

Question

How long does it take to fall in love?

Video

The mathematician’s guide to dating and finding the perfect partner

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