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»Much closeness, Much distance«

We were particularly surprised to find that couples with children were exempt from the decline in relationship satisfaction. Prof. Marcel Zentner Professor of Psychology How has the Corona pandemic changed our love life? How do we start and conduct partnerships now? Psychologist Marcel Zentner takes stock of the situation. The full interview conducted by ARTE […]

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Sex differences in mate preferences are NOT universal

A common view about mate preferences is that they are evolutionarily “hardwired” and thus largely impervious to sociocultural influences. However, our research suggests that mating preferences of women and men have responded with unsuspected speed to societal changes. A particularly relevant societal change is progress in gender equality. Cross-national comparisons show that partner preferences of […]

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Love in times of Covid

About the Project This project is a longitudinal study that was launched at the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020 and ran for two years. Its aim is to take a closer look at romantic relationships during the pandemic, specifically to examine the trajectories of relationship and sexual satisfaction. Furthermore, we seek to identify […]

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Men want beauty, women want wealth, and other unscientific tosh

“We have at least another 100 years to wait before gender parity is achieved” Prof. Marcel Zentner Professor of Psychology Do men just go for looks? Do women just go for status? Writing for the Aeon magazine, Marcel Zentner explains why our assumptions about heterosexual dating practices need to be reconsidered, and how our mating […]