Love

Dollars And Sex

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:16:49 +0000

At its most transparent, Valentine’s Day is a holiday built for consumption. That may sound like a bit of a buzz kill, but there is loads of research activity connecting our romantic ideals and more base human motivations to our decisions to spend and save…mostly spend. Joining us, is Dr. Marina Adshade who teaches Economics at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. She hit a nerve there in 2008 when she launched an undergraduate course called Economics of Sex and Love. It was an instant hit among students, and led to the launch of the Dollars and Sex blog and now, a book of the same title. It uses market research and economic analysis on matters of the heart and other anatomical bits.

Relationship Advice From Dear Prudence

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:24:19 +0000

Dear Prudence (or Prudie as she is known by her fans) has the answers to all manner of relationship issues, handling delicate matters with aplomb, sensitivity, and humor. Emily Yoffe, a.k.a. Prudence, writes the Dear Prudence column for Slate and joins us to offer some last minute advice on Valentine’s Day.

5 Gift Ideas for the Robot in Your Life

Rebecca Lavoie — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:37:23 +0000

When we first saw Robert Ito's Pacific Standard piece on folks who've fallen in love with their robots, we were all....huh? So of course, we booked him on the show. You can listen to that interview here:

But all that talk about human-robot love got us thinking...if a robot is the love of your life, how do you show it? Here are some ideas we dug up:

1) Buy him a snazzy costume!

ZOOsk

Virginia Prescott — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:13:19 +0000

Zoos use online dating methods to profile and pair species together.

Showing Heart for NHPR

NHPR Staff — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:07:43 +0000

Around the station, volunteers, pets and action toys are showing their love for NHPR and NPR.

After Marriage Ends, Exes Become 'Best Friends'

NPR Staff — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:53:00 +0000

After the marriage between James Hanson-Brown and Lisa Combest ended, something unusual happened: Their relationship deepened.

"We got married Jan. 11, 1986, and the minister who married us told me, 'You guys are the best-matched couple I've ever talked to,' " Lisa recalls. "But I guess we were in our marriage for about a year when I started thinking that something was wrong.

Love in a Conflict Zone, and Other Unusual Places

Brady Carlson and Andrew Parrella — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:23:37 +0000

For Valentine's Day, we listen in on a few love stories from New Hampshire, stories about the many unusual places love can take us.

Stories of Love and Commitment from Dave Isay and StoryCorps

Brady Carlson — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:13:44 +0000

No doubt many of us are rushing out the door to grab a last minute Valentine’s Day gift for our significant others.

Our guest has a suggestion: hold off on the chocolates and flowers, and spend a little time talking to that loved one.

iLove Don'ts

Taylor Quimby — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:11:02 +0000

Three of the weirdest romance apps we've ever heard of.

A Brother And Sister Get Married (And Later, Their Son Tweets It)

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

As comedian John Fugelsang recalls, all in life was dandy until one fateful day, at age 6, he noticed an odd motif in some photos: "In every family picture ... my mother was wearing a habit."

Last August, he tweeted his parents' unusual love story — with photos — on the first anniversary of his father's death.