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❤️ What can laughter teach us about love and connection? Check out this episode of
@Ologies featuring our very own TLC Director Sara Algoe and TLC Program Manager Laura Kurtz as they explore this question and tackle all things relationship science.
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📣 Did you hear?
The Love Consortium is excited to announce our Request for Proposals for Early Career Research Grants to Advance the Science of Love, 2027-2028!
theloveconsortium.org/grants
💗 The countdown is almost over! The 2026 TLC Virtual Love Conference is tomorrow! 💗
With almost 500 people registered from 39 countries, we’re excited to bring together a global community of researchers to explore the many dimensions of love.
theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev…
Looking forward to learning about the latest research with these flash talks next week! Hope you're planning to join us for our TLC 2026 Virtual Love Conference next Tuesday. theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev…
@AmyMuise @hopeiwhite @esraascigil
What does it mean to look at love through the lens of culture and society? @SaidaHeshmati @TeulingsIrene
Learn more here: theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev…
Taking a look at love and morality at the 2026 TLC Love Conference next week. @haniehnaeimi
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One week to go!
We hope you will join us in October! View the program and register here theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev….
Looking forward to this session next week! We hope you will join us: theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev…
@eimpett @mrossignacmilon
Join us for Sara Algoe's keynote address at the 2026 TLC Virtual Love Conference.
Learn more here: theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev…
Looking for datasets for your next project? Explore the 18 new dataset descriptions added to The Love Consortium Dataverse so far this year, spanning dozens of countries and research topics—including new longitudinal data and cultural studies from across the globe.
Our most recent issue of the TLC Newsletter spotlights @esraascigil and how everyday social interactions influence our health and well-being. Learn more here: go.unc.edu/TLCSeptember26New…
Learn more about the real benefits of minimal social interactions, like talking to strangers, in @GillianSocial's deep dive in the latest TLC Newsletter: go.unc.edu/TLCSeptember26New….
Happy World Gratitude Day!
If you’re looking for research on gratitude don’t forget to check out the Global Gratitude Gataverse.
dataverse.unc.edu/dataverse/…
We hope you will join us in October! View the program and register here theloveconsortium.org/tlc-ev….
Excited to learn more in this recent article about AI and how it relates to genuine human connection.
AI-Generated Empathy: Opportunities, Limits, and Future Directions - Desmond C. Ong, Amit Goldenberg, Michael Inzlicht, Anat Perry, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Tila Pronk reminded us of the importance of communicating our research to those outside of academia. What a great way to kick off #IARR2026!
🗓️One week to go. . .
Two weeks to go!
Submissions close July 15 for our virtual love conference taking place October 13, 2026.
theloveconsortium.org/so/0cP…
Two weeks to go!
Submissions close July 15 for our virtual love conference taking place October 13, 2026.
theloveconsortium.org/so/0cP…
We are excited to share a published paper from one of our 2021-2022 Graduate Student Research Grant Awardees leveraging datasets from The Love Consortium Dataverse. Congratulations to TLC Love Fellow Kristina Schrage and her collaborators.
Novel and Exciting or Tried and True? Tailoring Shared Relationship Experiences to Insecurely Attached Partners - Kristina M. Schrage, Emily A. Impett, Mustafa Anil Topal, Cheryl Harasymchuk, Amy Muise, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Novel and Exciting or Tried and True? Tailoring Shared Relationship Experiences to Insecurely Attached Partners - Kristina M. Schrage, Emily A. Impett, Mustafa Anil Topal, Cheryl Harasymchuk, Amy Muise, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…