Evanston, IL, USA. Flocking to an online dating site with a wish list of ideal traits that you desire in a mate may not get the results you desire. Research shows that once you actually meet a potential dating partner, those ideals are likely to fall by the wayside.

When people examined written descriptions of potential partners, they liked those that matched their ideals more than those that mismatched their ideals, but those same ideals didn't matter once they actually met in person.

College Park, MD, USA. Critiques of sexist behavior often cite the objectification model, where viewing someone as a body induces dementalization (stripping away their psychological traits), but new evidence presents an alternative account.

Researchers argue that a body focus does not diminish the attribution of all mental capacities; instead, it leads perceivers to infer a different kind of mind.

Fairfax, VA, USA. Bisexual women are more likely than their male counterparts to suffer from depression and stress and to binge-drink, according to a new national study.

Bisexual women also are at greater risk to smoke and be victimized, the research finds.

Corvallis, OR, USA. After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study.

While previous studies showed that marriage can change a man's negative behavior, they had not isolated the additional effects of fatherhood. The study was published in the Journal of Marriage and Family.

Bristol, United Kingdom. Relatives and friends of people who were suicidal did not always receive clear and unambiguous warning signals from the suicidal individual; even when it was obvious that something was seriously wrong, they could not always summon the courage to take action.

A preliminary study highlights the family and friends of suicidal persons, focusing on a persistent – and as yet unsolved – problem: how should they judge whether a person is in danger and decide what should be