Joy Zheng • Marriage Pact

Recent Articles

Parenting Styles: A Follow-Up on Families and Love Lives

We're keeping it close to home by examining the crucial role your family plays in your love life—particularly the parenting styles you were parented under.

You're So Funny: The Role of Humor in Relationships

We dive into the role of humor in relationships. It might be time to brush up on your best one-liners (if you're into that kind of thing).

Valentine's Day: Strengthening Relationships or Worsening Wounds?

Well, well. Funny seeing you here. And on Valentine's Day, no less. How serendipitous.

The Terrible Reign of Rejection

Today we face our fears—rejection. Read on for Relationship Science's take on romantic rejection, and what rejection can mean for different people.

The Power Dynamics Behind Gift-Giving

There's no better way to kick-off the holidays than to analyze the psychology of gift-giving — we break down what gifts mean for power dynamics. Spicy.

Tis the Season… For Romantic Rituals

We examine what rituals mean for romantic relationships.

The Wax and Wane of Relationship Satisfaction

Our take on the ups and downs of relationships (everyone's got 'em).

The Real Spooky Science of Ghosting

Our Relationship Science Team's take on the most frightening dating habit of all— ghosting.

The Components of a Cheater

Inspired by the recent Adam Levine scandal... we jump into what makes a person more or less likely to cheat.

Non-monogamy: The Science Behind "The More The Merrier"

We take a closer look at some of the research on the prevalence of consensual non-monogamy (CNM).

Love Triangles, But... The Other Kind

Nothing scratches the pre-teen rom-com itch quite like a love triangle. But what could be juicier than that? The Triangular Theory of Love, of course!

Gottman's Four Horsemen

We explore what Gottman's Four Horsemen have to do with your relationship.

The Love Language Barrier

We examine how much we can really look to love languages in a relationship.

The Fallout of Breakups

We take a look at why certain breakups sting more than others.

High on Expectations

The role of expectations in romantic relationships — what does the science say?

Our Newest Hall-of-Fame Inductees

Our newest question hall-of-fame inductees—best of the best, cream of the crop, forever in our hearts. Read on!

The Role of Authenticity in Relationships

Does authenticity matter in relationships? Yes. But why? (And how???)

Questionnaire Hall of Fame: Our First Inductees

We welcome our first Marriage Pact Questionnaire Hall of Fame (abbreviation ideas welcome) inductees.

How Families Haunt Our Love Lives

We take a look at just how much our families impact our dating lives.

Why we don’t ask about hobbies

Hobbies are an integral part of our lives. So why does the Marriage Pact largely ignore them?