The Science of Intimate Relationships represents the first interdisciplinary approach to the latest scientific findings relating to human sexual relationships. Offers an unusual degree of integration across topics, which include intimate relationships in terms of both mind and body; bonding from infancy to adulthood; selecting mates; love; communication and interaction; sex; passion; relationship dissolution; and more Summarizes the links among human nature, culture, and intimate relationships Presents and integrates the latest findings in the fields of social psychology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality, neuroscience and biology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and clinical psychology. Authored by four leading experts in the field Instructor materials are available at wiley.com/go/fletcher

The Science of Intimate Relationships represents thefirst interdisciplinary approach to the latest scientific findingsrelating to human sexual relationships.* Offers an unusual degree of integration across topics, whichinclude intimate relationships in terms of both mind and body;bonding from infancy to adulthood; selecting mates; love;communication and interaction; sex; passion; relationshipdissolution; and more* Summarizes the links among human nature, culture, and intimaterelationships* Presents and integrates the latest findings in the fields ofsocial psychology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality,neuroscience and biology, developmental psychology, anthropology,and clinical psychology.* Authored by four leading experts in the field* Instructor materials are available at wiley.com/go/fletcher

About the Authors xvPreface xviPart One: Introduction 11 The Science of Intimate Relationships 32 Intimate Relationships in Context: Key Theories, Concepts, and Human Nature 14Part Two: The Relationship Animal 393 The Intimate Relationship Mind 414 The Intimate Relationship Body 69Part Three: Beginning Relationships: Att achment and Mate Selection 975 Born to Bond: from Infancy to Adulthood 996 Selecting Mates 125Part Four: Maintaining Relationships:the Psychology of Intimacy 1557 Love, Sweet Love 1578 Reading Minds, Partners, and Relationships 1849 Communication and Interaction 21010 Sex and Passion 23611 Relationship Violence 259Part Five: Ending Relationships: the Causes and Consequences of Relationship Dissolution 28512 Relationship Dissolution 287Part Six: Conclusion 31313 Assembling the Relationship Jigsaw 315Glossary 327References 338Author Index 383Subject Index 390