The purpose of this review was to examine and synthesize the available quality evidence to
provide researchers, educators, and clinicians an overview of what is known about sexual …

Pamela C. Regan's The Mating Game: A Primer on Love, Sex, and Marriage, Third Edition is
the only introductory text about human mating relationships aimed specifically at a university …

Sexual satisfaction is an important indicator of sexual health and is strongly associated with
relationship satisfaction. However, research exploring lay definitions of sexual satisfaction …

When Darwin proposed that females shape evolution by being choosy in their choice of
male suitors, his Victorian contemporaries were shocked that he accorded so much …

In the early stages of romantic relationships, sexual desire is often intense, but over time, as
partners get to know each other, desire tends to decline. Low sexual desire has negative …

Despite a large body of empirical literature on sexual satisfaction, its development over the
course of a relationship is still unclear. Only a small number of studies, most of which have …

Sexuality is an integral part of intimate relationships, yet surprisingly little is known about
how and for whom sexuality matters. The present research investigated the interplay of …

Our intention in writing this chapter is to discuss where psychology is in the study of sexuality
and romantic relationships and to offer our thoughts about where it has yet to go. Because …

Since the initial publication of Couple Relationships in the 21st Century and the completion
of the Enduring Love? study that underpinned our analysis in this book, there have been …

Although some evidence exists to suggest that single (ie, unpartnered) individuals are less
sexually satisfied on average than are partnered individuals, it is unclear whether the …