Dr. Viviana discusses a study’s definition of what makes someone creepy. Read the full article here We’ve all been weirded out by somebody at some point. Now a new study is asking a curious question: can “creepiness” in people be characterized? Psychologists at Knox College, sampled over 1,300 people between the ages of 18 and…
Dr. Viviana weighs in on the use of sexbots. Read the full article here Lifelike robots are coming, and they’re not the only ones. It’s already been prognosticated that by 2025, robot prostitutes will be pimping themselves out for your pleasure. But Dr. Kathleen Richardson, a leading UK robot ethicist (yes, apparently there is such…
Dr. Viviana weighs in on the growing number of young Americans identifying as bisexual. Read the full article here Surprise, surprise, 29 percent of young Americans claim to be a degree of bisexual. Niki Swiercinsky said, “I just think everyone’s just becoming who they are and not really caring about opinions or any of that.”…
Dr. Viviana weighs in on ghosting in relationships. Read the full article here This kind of break up might have a new, spooky sounding name, but it’s really the updated version of an old game. According to Dr. Viviana Coles, from Houston Relationship Therapy, “Ghosting is a new term to describe a really old scenario.…
Dr. Viviana weighs in on sleep divorce, a new trend where loving couples sleep separately. Read the full article here Are you in a loving relationship, but want to have more fun in bed? Maybe the answer is to sleep separately! The new trend is called “Sleep Divorce” and though it sounds bad, it doesn’t…
Dr. Viviana discusses online dating with NewsFix. Read the full article here Looking for that perfect someone? According to research from online dating site Plenty of Fish, the ideal woman is someone who is young, makes at least $50,000 a year and drinks three times a week. The ideal man is athletic, wants kids and…
Dr. Viviana weighs in on how sharing a laugh can impact your relationship. Read the full article here In 2008, Lainie Diamond was living in New York and was wondering where her laughter went. She started to lose it around the time the nation began focusing on recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana in 2005.…
Dr. Viviana offers some tips for couples on staying in love. Read the full article When Suzette and Kirbyjon Caldwell met, they were simply hoping to be friends. She was a young environmental engineer; he was in his seventh year as pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church. “My first conversation with him lasted for…
Dr. Viviana discusses kid free marriages with NewsFix. Read the full article here Not having kids makes for a happier marriage, at least according to researchers at the Open University in the U.K. The survey of 5,000 individuals, shows kid free couples are more satisfied with their relationship, and are more likely to feel valued…
Dr. Viviana gives her take on virtual love and what that means for relationships. Read the full article here JAPAN – Why bother wasting energy on a relationship when you can just create the one you want? A whole segment of Japanese society, Otaku, is doing just that. They’ve created a fantasy world in which…