Retitled “Personal Meanings of Romantic Love” for purposes of the present study, this measure informs participants at the outset that “This questionnaire is designed to get at your idea of …

Think about how you treat (and want to be treated by) someone you care about. Compare the characteristics of a healthy functional romantic relationship with those of an unhealthy …

Nov 4, 2018 · Reflecting the most up-to-date research, the essays are designed both to provide a narrative of Romantic literature, and to offer new and stimulating readings of the key texts.

The kind of head-over-heels romantic love depicted in novels and movies doesn't exist in real life. Intense romantic love is common at the beginning of a relationship, but it rarely lasts...

A 13-item measure of romantic love designed to capture three components of love: affiliative and dependent need, a predisposition to help, and an orientation of exclusiveness and absorption. …

Romantic partners may reveal their love by sharing a laugh or listening to each other’s problems in nonjudgmental ways, or by working through hardships and keeping their promises to remain …

Does a Long-Term Relationship Kill Romantic Love? This article examines the possibility that romantic love (with intensity, engagement, and sexual interest) can exist in long-term …