Do you care about how many people your partner slept with before you met? Would you ask them their ‘body count’? Would you tell them yours? Or is the whole ‘body count’ debate archaic, misogynistic, ...

People often say the past matters in relationships—but new research suggests it may matter in surprisingly consistent ways. A large cross-cultural study published in Scientific Reports provides ...

Does body count really count? Some people believe it’s a big deal, while others think it’s just a number that shouldn’t matter. In Nigeria, where cultural and religious values play a big role in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. The topic of sexual partners is something that sparks extremely ...