Many women today embrace the notion of being an independent woman. Women everywhere are saying "screw you" to society’s one-time norm of being a spinster if you aren't married in your twenties, and instead aren't walking down the aisle until they are good and ready. Read: Is It Better Or Worse To Marry Young?

Furthermore, though biologically a women can give birth before she can legally drive, women are fighting their biological clocks by having kids later in life or not at all.

Nevertheless, according to the New York Times, studies show that women (or really girls) are … Read More

Let's say a female antbird is hanging out with her male partner. The two lovebirds are perched there on a branch and along comes an attractive, single female antbird. The male starts to sing his song. But before attractive, single female antbird can even hear the first note, the male's parter starts singing over his song. This is in an attempt to "jam the signal," or interrupt her man-bird and prevent him from openly flirting, find researchers at the University of Oxford.

Singing over her mate may be a way to make him appear less attractive, or a way of saying, "keep … Read More

Dr. Helen Fisher, world renowned biological anthropologist, discusses her book Why Him? Why Her?, which explains the connection between biology and human attraction. She's identified four main personality types: Explorer, Builder, Director and Negotiator. Take a quiz to find out your personality type and learn more about Dr. Helen Fisher here.

The cover story of this week's New York Times Magazine is about female desire—why do women get aroused, the article asks. The answer? No one really knows. 

The piece describes the research of three leading female sexologists whose three different theories are at once at odds and overlapping. To illustrate how confusing female sexual response is the piece describes a study performed by Meredith Chivers, in which she showed various sexual images to men and women and measured their response by recording the blood flow to the penis and vagina, and at the same time asking … Read More

Whether you're an eye batter, a lock flipper or a gaze holder, spring flirting season has officially sprung.

In honor of outdoor happy hours, sun dresses and, well, cheer's reemergence from the winter doldrums, here are a few resources to help you define, refine and get your flirt on.

1. "What's your sign, baby?" Have you ever looked at another woman in mid-flirt with a rising dose of vomit in your throat? Perhaps it's because she's a Taurus prone to "sweet and sensual" flirting and you're an Aries, much more accustomed to your own "brash and brainy" style. Check … Read More