New research shows that 81 percent of women over 18 consider friendships as important as romantic relationships. Getty Images/iStockphoto “As the traditional family unit has changed over the ...

Poor body image is associated with sexual inhibition and predicts less relationship satisfaction. When men have a healthy body image, their female partner is less likely to be sexually inhibited.

Undergraduate women, both in relationships and not, were presented with pictures of men deemed — scientifically, of course — attractive, along with scenarios like whether they were late to ...

A 2012 study found that women with high family support and low sociocultural pressure had a more positive body image. This suggests that reducing external pressure can improve how women perceive ...

Women's facial features can determine length of relationship Date: June 20, 2013 Source: British Psychological Society (BPS) Summary: Men in relationships prefer women with more feminine faces for ...

The Body Image and Relationships Scale: Development and Validation of a Measure of Body Image in Female Breast Cancer Survivors. JCO 26 , 1269-1274 (2008). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.2661 ...

Stock image of a woman cleaning the kitchen while her partner sits on his phone. Gender roles position women as caretakers in romantic relationships. Maryviolet/Getty Images ...

It’s no secret that poor body image severely limits our ability to enjoy sex. Research shows that poor body image leads to less sexual desire, diminished sexual frequency, fewer orgasms, and a ...