Porn gets a bad rap. For many good reasons, except this one: Consuming porn doesn’t turn men into lousy lovers. Rather, according to The Journal of Sexual Medicine, men who watched more hours of porn were better able to get it up. Researchers found that, rather than desensitizing men to sex or contributing to erectile dysfunction, watching porn — occasionally or for hours a day — made it easier for men to get and maintain an erection.

From the engagement ring to a blowout bridal party and custom-designed website chronicling the happy couple’s road to the altar, it should come as no surprise that the average price of a wedding has hit an all-time high of $30,000 (honeymoon not included). But you might be surprised to learn that the more the bride and groom shell out for their big day, the shorter the marriage. In fact, say the experts, for the best odds of long-term marital success, you should look to spend less than $1,000.

Ask someone's opinion of social media, and you’ll hear that it’s the best way to know what’s going on in the world, or that it’s the end of civilization as we know it. But put the same question to relationship experts and the response will be unanimous: Facebook and its ilk are toxic to couples looking for long-term happiness. And it’s hard to argue with this finding: People who use social media are twice as likely to have considered leaving their spouses. So which is more important: staying on Facebook or saving your marriage?

Most researchers who study sexual attraction and mate selection among humans focus on what is sometimes called pre-mating mate choice — the initial selection of a partner before mating occurs. But post-mating preferences can be just as important, and one interesting finding in this regard is that men with handsome sons tend to appear more attractive to women.

Attention, guys: An affinity for children might make you more attractive to women. It turns out that women like guys who are good with kids. Researchers created a situation where a male volunteer acted like a kind and devoted brother to a woman with a baby. They found that, on average, women were three times more likely to give out their numbers when the male volunteer acted affectionately toward the baby.

Sexual satisfaction: It’s what we’re all looking for, but did you know that it depends in large part on what you do after the deed? Two studies have concluded that the “duration of post-sex affection was associated with higher sexual satisfaction and, in turn, higher relationship satisfaction.” So don’t skip the candlelight and soft music, but if you really want to leave a lasting impression on your lover, spend some time cuddling in the afterglow. When it comes to sex, it seems the cooldown can make for hotter times ahead.

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When it comes to relationships, there’s a lot we can learn from the animal kingdom — like being upfront about what we want, and seeing the substance through the pageantry. Want to make smarter, more satisfying mate choices? Take a page out of the albatross’s book, or watch an angelfish in action. The book, “Wild Connection: What Animal Courtship and Mating Tell Us About Human Relationships,” explores what we humans could learn from the animal world when it comes to love. Here are the author’s top five dating tips…

Science says both women and men are terrible at flirting, with one study finding that only 18% of women knew a man was flirting with them in a one-on-one situation and men knowing a woman was flirting with them only 36% of the time. With such low percentages, how are people able to get together? Jeffrey Hall, the lead researcher and a professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, says it might be because women are more candid when they’re interested.

Say you’re in a relationship and your partner cheats on you. Horrible, right? But it happens and the important thing is to forgive and move on, especially when he or she promises it’ll never happen again. Only it probably will, according to a study of nearly 500 singles indicating that a partner who’s unfaithful once is 3.7 times more likely to cheat again. So while everyone makes mistakes and deserves to prove they can change, when it comes to infidelity, past behavior points toward future cheatin’ ways.

Some good news for potential moms: If you are able to have kids later in life, you might be wired to live longer, too. One study found that women who give birth after age 33 have a higher chance of living to extreme old age than those who had their last child before age 30. This doesn’t mean that you should wait to have children at an older age just to improve your longevity chances. But according to researchers at the Boston University Medical Center, “the natural ability to have a child at an older age likely indicates that a woman’s reproductive system is aging slowly, and therefore so is the rest of her body.”

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