Media
Press Appearances
Featured Podcasts
Blog Posts
SPSP Connections
It’s not a matter of life and death
Published 2011
SPSP Connections
The lure of likemindedness
Published 2012
SPSP Connections
The difference between a placebo and a caring relationship
Published 2012
Character and Context
How can I help?
By Ruan, Y., Le, J. D. V. & Reis, H. T.
Published 2023
Character and Context
Better living through chemistry
By Reis, H.T. & Lyubomirsky, S.
Published 2022
Character and Context
Do you want to connect with others? Listen to them.
By Itzchakov, G., Reis, H. T., & Weinstein, N.
Published 2022
Character and Context
People convey less authentic impressions of themselves to potential partners after thinking about sex
By Birnbaum, G. E., & Reis, H. T.
Published 2020
Other Stuff
Selected Print/Broadcast/Online appearances
The Guardian
A sexual destiny mindset — and other red flags of romantic chemistry
Published 2023
The New York Times
The Tangle of the Sexes
Published 2013
The New York Times
What is fun?
Published 2022
CNN
Why you should reach out to old friends
Published 2022
Psychology Today
Why Sexual Desire Is So Important to a Relationship
Published 2021
Psychology Today
11 Myths About Personal Chemistry
Published 2022
Psychology Today
Where Chemistry Comes From
Published 2022
Scientific American
Love and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here’s What the Science Says
Published 2023
Scientific American Mind
How to find love in a digital world
Published 2012
The Atlantic
The Lure of Online Dating Is Not, in Fact, Irresistible
Published 2013
The Atlantic
Using the internet as matchmaker: The drawbacks to online dating
Published 2012
Psychology Today
What Is Romantic Chemistry?
Published 2023
Psychology Today
How Partners Can Stop Themselves from Cheating
Published 2023
Psychology Today
How to Make Relationships More Resilient to Cheating
Published 2022