Men & Women
Exploring the biological and psychological foundations of gender dynamics. From AI-driven insights into brain sex differences and hormonal impacts on behavior to evolutionary perspectives on attraction and dominance, we curate research that examines how men and women navigate life, health, and each other.
Common Beliefs
When dating rewards indifference, nobody falls in love
Hookup culture told everyone to act unbothered. Bill-splitting became a political statement. Dating profiles turned into shopping lists. An Evie Magazine essay argues that modern romance lost its warmth because we traded vulnerability for performance, and both men and women came out emptier.
videoBeyond fairy-tale love: reclaiming realistic expectations in relationships
Why the end of the Disney glow can be the beginning of something deeper. The Myth we all inherited From…
videoCycle hormones lift desire mid-cycle and sink mood in 3% of women
Estrogen and progesterone rise and fall on a fixed schedule each cycle. Daily diary studies tie sexual desire to ovulation, while severe premenstrual mood symptoms (confirmed PMDD) affect about 3% of women.
Study Findings
An AI trained on brain scans can reliably tell male and female brains apart
A Scientific Reports study used deep learning on diffusion MRI data to classify biological sex in healthy young adults. The signal came from white matter microstructure.
Face aging software study finds women lose rated beauty sooner, men change little until about 50
A new analysis used face aging software to test how growing older changes how attractive people look. The software took…
Losing a mate lowers oxytocin and makes voles act depressed
Prairie voles separated from a bonded mate act depressed because a stress signal cuts brain oxytocin, a 2017 review by Bosch and Young reports. Oxytocin given into a reward area of the brain prevented this depression-like behavior.
Brides with 10 or more partners had a 33% five-year divorce rate
In a 2016 analysis of U.S. survey data, women who married in the 2000s after 10 or more sex partners had a 33% five-year divorce rate, against 6% for virgin brides.
Men prefer less makeup than many women think
A 2014 study found that women overestimate how much makeup men find most attractive. Men and women both preferred a lower amount than women expected men to want.
Premarital cohabitation and divorce in women: number of partners is key
Research on premarital cohabitation and divorce finds the risk is not from living with a future spouse, but from having multiple premarital partners.
Deeper Research
Spinal cord ejaculation study reshapes sex research
A 2025 mouse study found that spinal cord neurons help shape sexual arousal, pacing, and ejaculation. It does not show that the spinal cord replaces the brain or that the same mechanism is proven in humans.
Are men less attracted to intelligent women?
2015 study: men are slightly less attracted to intelligent women, despite what they say Six experiments by Park and colleagues…
The five stages of long-term relationships and how to navigate them
The article explains the five key phases in romantic relationships, starting from the initial attraction and infatuation to building deeper…
Facial hair signals strength and dominance
Research indicates that facial hair significantly influences how men are perceived, enhancing perceptions of masculinity, aggression, and social dominance. Bearded…
Couples can recover from cheating, and secret affairs fare worst
In couple therapy studies, many couples recovered after an affair and became as satisfied as other couples. Secret affairs ended in divorce most often, and people who cheated once were more likely to cheat again.
Cheating risk often rises near year seven of marriage, then drops for women and can rise later for men
The popular idea of a 7 year itch has some support in research. Surveys suggest that both the wish to…