Anatomy of Love: A natural history of mating,marriage and why we stray is a new book for you to read. The book was written by Helen Fisher PhD, our co-founder! It was published on February 1, 2016. You can buy it here. Here is what the book jacket says: A contemporary classic about love… Read more »
Romantic love can come slowly. We now know what happens in the brain when you first meet someone new: two small factories that lie behind your forehead leap into action. One brain region tries to decide if this person is physically attractive enough to be an acceptable partner in your bed. The second brain region… Read more »
Gift giving time is here. Maybe you’re thinking about a last-minute gift. Oh my. Scientists know a lot about giving gifts to grandma, your school chums, your office buddies, even your spouse. You can’t go wrong if you give them what they want. As it turns out, the thought’s not always the thing; it’s often… Read more »
Prayers, betting parlors, doctor’s appointments, monuments, diets, holidays, college degrees, lottery tickets, Valentine’s Day cards, wedding rings: what do these things have in common? Each offers hope. The Statue of Liberty is a beacon of hope. Los Vegas sells hope. Immigrants risk their lives and leave their homelands because they hope. Gaming people hope. At… Read more »
“We look at brain chemistry!” Why we are naturally drawn to some people rather than others? It is a huge mystery. Why are we more compatible with some people and not others? there are some answers out there. Helen Fisher and Lucy Brown along with Bianca Acevedo have conducted brain scanning experiments to study just… Read more »
Here is the NY Times review of the documentary movie on heartbreak that features Helen Fisher. It’s not the most positive review, but the Times thought it was important enough to see it. We think you may like the documentary. We think it is thought-provoking and entertaining. The characters are interesting; their lives are interesting; we… Read more »
Hooking up; Friends with Benefits; living together; constant yakking on cell phones: many Americans believe the young are ushering in an era of emotional isolation and sexual chaos. But I am optimistic about the future of relationships. Foremost, Singles are leading the way to a far less prejudiced society. Some 75% of singles would… Read more »
The City University of New York has a great cable channel in New York (CUNY), and today, August 21st, The New York Times featured a CUNY program with Helen Fisher as one to watch: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fatal Attraction, and Last Tango in Paris. From CUNY TV’s website: First aired: August 21,… Read more »
Helen appeared on CBS This Morning with Charlie Rose to comment on a new study with surprising results: it concludes that the birth of a first child leads to depression more often than happiness! Helen has some interesting thoughts about why this finding might be true. Click here to watch (From August 12, 2015) Will birth… Read more »
Today, Lucy got an email message from Helen, quoted below. Helen has been away for over two weeks traveling on a vacation to Turkmenistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan and more– all those countries north of India and near Afghanistan. She went into the Pamir mountains on the Pamir Highway, which is exotic, but very rustic and even dangerous. Lucy was afraid… Read more »
When we are in love, we often like to cook with each other. We are creating something together, cooperating, engaging in an everyday-living task together. Early in the relationship, it is part of getting to know each other, like our food preferences, and it brings us into each others’ homes. The quiet anticipation of eating something… Read more »
Helen Fisher, our co-founder, has written an article for Nautilus about romance and romantic love. You can read all of it here. She thinks dating behavior is changing, and that it is probably better for marriages. For singles in the USA, she sees a new long pre-commitment stage before marriage. Marriage is still desirable! The article… Read more »
Helen Fisher: What we want (You may have to wait a few moments for the video to appear.) In a talk at the PopTech Conference in 2014, biological anthropologist Helen Fisher walks us through the biology of love. From the importance of one-night stands to the solidity of marriage, Fisher shreds the common wisdom of what… Read more »
This beautiful young woman was heartbroken two years ago. There is a big lesson to learn from her experience. Her name is Alley Scott. She’s an actress and she is in a documentary about heartbreak called “Sleepless in New York” by Swiss director Christian Frei. Frei caught her in the throes of heartbreak two years ago…. Read more »
We are great fans of Esther Perel, who wrote the book Mating in Captivity. Here is the text of a recent newsletter she sent. It announces a workshop, but also gives a good outline of things to think about if you are in a relationship. The workshop is called “Reclaim Curiosity, Connection & Passion” “Over the… Read more »
There is a new perfume by Calvin Klein called “Endless Euphoria.” What a concept—endless euphoria. I saw an ad for the perfume on a piece of paper that dropped out of a newspaper and I had to open the little door they have on those perfume ads and sniff it. The same ad included “Euphoria… Read more »
Loading the video player … In this video Helen Fisher and other experts, including therapists, talk about love as an addiction. The video was made at yourtango.com. Love is intoxicating! It may be one of the first natural and necessary addictions we have, like for food and water. Love may be a survival mechanism, which… Read more »
Loading the video player … In this video Helen Fisher and other experts, including therapists, talk about the future of close relationships. Will marriage and dating be the same in 30 years? We are probably NOT doomed for more divorce. The video was made at yourtango.com. The host is Melanie Gorman, MA (www.yourtango.com/experts/melaniegorman) The Experts are:… Read more »
Loading the video player … In this video Helen Fisher and other experts, including therapists, talk about long-term love. The video was made at yourtango.com. Some people are able to keep early-stage “romance” going. About 15-30% of people married more than 10 years say nothing has changed about their romantic feelings since the first few weeks. Others need… Read more »
Loading the video player … In this video Helen Fisher and other experts, including therapists, try to answer the question, “Why do some marriages fail, and others survive?” The video was made at yourtango.com. There are tools to use in a relationship– not just a marriage– that are important for making it satisfying to both… Read more »
Loading the video player … In this video Helen Fisher and other experts, including therapists, talk about sex in a relationship, and how important it is just to touch someone. The host is Melanie Gorman, MA (www.yourtango.com/experts/melaniegorman) The Experts are: Helen Fisher, PhD Biological Anthropologist (www.helenfisher.com, and this website) Mary Ellen Goggin, Relationship Retreat… Read more »
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Anatomy of Love: A natural history of mating,marriage and why we stray is a new book for you to read. The book was written by Helen Fisher PhD, our co-founder! It was published on February 1, 2016. You can buy it here. Here is what the book jacket says: A contemporary classic about love… Read more »
