Contemporary love theory and research have not identified the unique antecedents,
manifestations, and consequences of romantic or other types of love. Three experiments�…

Little is known about the beliefs that men and women have about the role of sexual desire in
romantic relationships, despite the interpersonal and individual significance of those beliefs�…

Pilot work and three studies detail the development of thePerceptions of Love and Sex
Scale,'a measure of how people view the link between love and sex in their romantic�…

In Western societies, women are considered more adept than men at expressing love in
romantic relationships. Although scholars have argued that this view of love gives short shrift�…

Sex and romantic love are complexly related. The various links between love and sex are
broadly surveyed, including the views of undergraduates, philosophers, psychologists�…

Previous research indicates that adults believe that sexual desire and sexual activity play
different roles in love relationships. Little research, however, has been conducted to�…

In this chapter, we ask some awkward questions about the relationship between romantic
love and sexual behavior. First, is there such a thing as romantic love which people can�…

This article examines the possibility that romantic love (with intensity, engagement, and
sexual interest) can exist in long-term relationships. A review of taxonomies, theory, and�…

ABSTRACT A widely held belief exists that women are more romantic and tend to fall in love
faster than men. Responses from 172 college students indicated that although both men and�…

Love Relationships Pamela C. Regan Introduction The love relationships that we form over
our lifetimes have important individual, interpersonal, and societal consequences. For�…