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Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.

By Elizabeth Gilbert
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Elizabeth Gilbert is an American author and journalist, most commonly recognized for her 2006 memoir, “Eat Pray Love.” She was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and is on Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders.

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ADHD and Relationships: Let's Be Honest

This week, I address one of the biggest problems in ADHD relationships that no one seems to talk about.

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2016
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Casual Sex May Be Improving America’s Marriages

One-night stands and friends with benefits are just what your brain ordered.

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Helen Fisher
2015
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Helen Fisher: What we want

Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher walks us through the biology of love. From the importance of one-night stands to the solidity of marriage, Fisher shreds the common wisdom of what love is and isn't in the 21st century.

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Helen Fisher
2014
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The Nature of Love

Learn about the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality type shapes who you are and who you love.

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Helen Fisher
2012
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Big Think Interview with Helen Fisher

A conversation with the biological anthropologist and Rutgers University professor Helen Fisher

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Helen Fisher
2012
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Why we love, why we cheat - Helen Fisher

Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic -- love - and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse.

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Helen Fisher
2007
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Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

First published in 1992, Helen Fisher’s “fascinating” (New York Times) Anatomy of Love quickly became a classic.

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Helen Fisher
2025
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Why Him? Why Her?: How to Find and Keep Lasting Love

Why do you fall in love with one person rather than another? In this book, Helen Fisher unlocks the hidden code of desire and attachment.

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Helen Fisher
2025
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Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love

In Why We Love, anthropologist Helen Fisher offers a new map of the phenomenon of love―from its origins in the brain to the thrilling havoc it creates in our bodies and behavior.

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Helen Fisher
2005
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A Natural History of Love

The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss.

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Diane Ackerman
1995
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