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Articles of the week.

Two new research articles every Sunday on dating across distance, culture and language. Every claim is tied to a source that was opened and checked before publishing.

Week of November 1, 2026

A couple sitting close together on the ground, his arm around her and her head on his shoulder

Facing stress as a team.

What research across 35 nations says about how couples cope together, and why it matters for love across borders.

8 min read, in 11 languagesA young woman smiling as she reads something on her phone, in black and white

What a dating profile can and cannot tell you.

Research on how people present themselves online, and how quickly and confidently readers judge them, often wrongly.

9 min read, in 11 languages