December 22, 2012

Evolutionary Psychology of the Romance Novel

Scicurious, Neurotic Physiology


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Ahh, romance novels. Can't live with 'em, don't want to live without 'em.The genre of romance, of bodice-bustin' babes and their brawny bonafide boytoys, has been around, well, for at least as long as the written word, and most likely long before that.

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TAGGED: books, courtship, romance, evolutionary psychology

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