Romance

Some say science is taking the romance out of romantic love through brain research. Maybe so, but Esquire writer A.J. Jacobs says perhaps that’s what we need to find happiness. He’s all for rational romance, and offers some “rational” Valentines you can send to that special someone.

In the run-up to Valentine’s Day, our conversation about the workplace tackles the issue of romances with colleagues. Is there a right way to do it? Can it get you fired?

‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ hits movie theaters today, and fanatic teenage girls all over the country are making the film a phenomenon before it even opens. New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott explains what all the fuss is about.

It is well known that taking antidepressants can dampen your sex drive, but could they be hindering our ability to fall in love? Rutgers University anthropologist Helen Fisher gives us the details of her controversial theory.

Romance can brighten our lives during hard economic times. Romance novels do especially well during a recession. The World’s Jason Margolis has the story.