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Sliding vs Deciding: This blog is about romantic relationships and marriage, with insights from relationship science about how relationships develop and what makes or breaks them.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Sleeping Better Part Three

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This is the last in a series of three postings I’ve written on sleep and sleeping better together as a couple. Sleep is in the news in big ...

Friday, November 13, 2009

Sleeping Better Together

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As I said in my last post, some sleep experts believe that most people would sleep better if they didn’t sleep regularly with their mate. S...

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sleeping Together

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Okay, sorry to mislead you—not! I bet you thought this posting would be about sex, also, like the last one. It’s not. It’s actually about...

Saturday, October 17, 2009

What’s My Line?

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Ever think about sex? I have and I bet you have. In fact, while I don’t fathom how researchers can accurately study such a thing, it seem...

Thursday, October 8, 2009

WHATEVER is annoying

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Just a quick little fun note. I read this article today. Apparently, "whatever" is the most annoying phrase in America. See th...

Monday, October 5, 2009

WHATEVER

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In my last post, I described the idea of pre-commitment. Now let’s apply it to relationships. Quick recap: A pre-commitment is deciding ...

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Eat and Drink What You Want: The Pre-Commitment Diet

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I have an idea for a new diet. I won’t sell any books about it, though, because it’s not really about cutting calories or losing weight. A...

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About Me

Scott Stanley, Ph.D.: I am a research professor who conducts studies on marriage and romantic relationships. Along with my colleagues, I also develop materials to help people in their relationships based on research. In addition to academic publications, I have written or co-written a number of books (see below). Together with colleagues Howard Markman and Natalie Jenkins, I head up a team at PREP, Inc. that produces various materials for use in marriage and relationship education. Howard Markman, Galena Rhoades, and I head up our research team at the University of Denver.

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