Week(s) in Review: 8-21 July 2012

In case you missed any of them, here are links to our articles from the last two weeks:

• The Contrast Effect and Beautiful Girls: There is Harm in Only Looking!
• Are Attractive Women Perceived As Objects?
• Responsiveness and Desire for Sex: The Goldilocks Phenomenon
• When Friends and Family Disapprove: Is There a “Romeo and Juliet Effect?"
• From Bride to Blues: Examining the Prevalence of Post-Nuptial Depression
• How Does Your Attachment Influence Your Sexual Relationships?
• Show Me the Money! But, Don't Expect Me to be Nice
• Lying About Physical Attractiveness
• Going Steady: How Do People Decide to Make Their Relationships Exclusive?
• Sexting and Relationship Development
• Top 5 Tips for Successfully Navigating Your First Conference
• Coming to You Live from Chicago, it’s IARR!
• How Dare You "Unfriend" Me
• "Seven Days of Sex": Will It Save Your Marriage?
• Infographic: Relationships, Health, Happiness, and Money

Here's what we've been reading this week:

• Stop Bullying the 'Soft' Sciences (by Dr. Tim Wilson on latimes.com)
• After the Sacrifice: Doing it for the Right Reasons (psych-your-mind.blogspot.com)
• The Lure of Likemindedness (by Dr. Harry Reis on spsptalks.wordpress.com)
• What the Heck is Research Anyway? (by Dr. Brent Roberts on hardsci.wordpress.com)
• How Microwave Ovens Paved the Way for Same Sex Marriage (Dollars and Sex blog at bigthink.com)