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

The science of relationships doesn't support the idea that there are five love languages. Instead, it's better to think about love as akin to keeping a nutritionally balanced diet, say psychologists Emily Impett, Haeyoung Gideon Park and Amy Muise

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

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Couples are most in love in Hungary, according to science

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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

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

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2J5DWYF The Woodland Burial Area in Thornsett Cemetery, New Mills, Derbyshire
Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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

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

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How long does it take to fall in love?

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

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

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Drugs may be able to fix our romantic lives when things go wrong

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Drugs may be able to fix our romantic lives when things go wrong

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Tinder may not actually be very good for finding a partner

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Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

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Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

Brad Pitt stars in thoughtful sci-fi Ad Astra, but even his strong performance can't plug the plot holes in this movie's melancholy heart

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Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

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Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

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Alcohol-linked genes may influence your choice of partner

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A gene linked to alcohol habits may influence who you choose to marry

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Unhappy Valentine’s: Why bad memories of your ex are so hard to shake

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Married people have stronger hands than those who are single

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