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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦
@gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social
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I research relationships and singlehood, take pictures, and generally try to understand things. Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Nov 23
I hadn't seen a Relationship Science starter pack so I made one. Please suggest additions or let me know if you have been unfairly tarred with a relationship science brush. go.bsky.app/CyN3fkq
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 1d
Coverage of MacLab work on transition from singlehood to partnership. www.psypost.org/researchers-...
Researchers studied the shift from singlehood to dating. Three key areas stood out.
Romantic relationships are often assumed to enhance well-being, but evidence for that assumption remains debated. A new study tracked over 3,000 single adults to examine whether entering a romantic re...
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 2d
The story in singlehood studies is that singlism has strong negative effects on well-being. But how good are the data? unromanticprof.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...
We don't know the impact of singlism
The unknown unknowns in singlehood studies
unromanticprof.substack.com
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 9d
In my new substack post I discuss why accusations of "cheater techniques" are bad branding but good science. But what happens when you apply a "cheater technique" analysis to one of singlehood studies' central concepts, the "single at heart"? tinyurl.com/4pty7e2m
Standards of Evidence in Singlehood Studies
On the promise and peril of “cheater techniques”
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 16d
New post at The Unromantic on why singlehood studies should not make avoiding "deficit narratives" its only priority. unromanticprof.substack.com/p/how-should...
How should we talk about happy and unhappy singles?
When does avoiding “deficit narratives” turn into toxic positivity?
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 23d
The Substack: unromanticprof.substack.com
The Unromantic | Geoff MacDonald | Substack
An attempt at a sober look at research on singlehood and relationships. Click to read The Unromantic, by Geoff MacDonald, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 23d
The paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 23d
Is the idea that getting into a romantic relationship increases well-being a myth? A new MacLab paper says no. And I had so much to say about this work, I started a Substack: The Unromantic. Links for the paper and the Substack in replies.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 27d
Excited to be a part of what should be a very interesting roundtable.
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Thùy Vy T Nguyễn @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social · 28d
👋 We are running an online roundtable at #APSGlobal on 22 OCT at 5PM EDT. Come join @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social @ygirme.bsky.social and me to discuss:

"Solitude and Singlehood: Balancing the Need for Autonomy and Social Connection"

Early-bird registration due in 1 week!
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
APS Global Psychological Science Summit Virtual conference from October 21-25, 2025 Early-bird rates end September 17
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Aug 25
MacLab in the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/b...
They Put Off Relationships Until They Earned Enough Money
www.nytimes.com
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Aug 19
Probably still better than most of the etchings I've been invited to see.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Aug 19
The only other time I followed an account based on name alone was Stone Cold Jane Austen.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Aug 13
Slightly diminish a band:

The Capable Capable Bosstones
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Mike-ghoul Half-man @michaelhoffman.bsky.social · Aug 13
Slightly diminish a band:

Nine centimeter nails
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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · Aug 13
Slightly diminish a band:

Jane’s Occasional indulgence
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · Jul 28
Money can’t buy love - but it might make us more open to it, according to a new study #UofT 💗 uoft.me/bJy
Couple on a weekend date at cute cafe
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jul 25
Post a GIF of who you wanted to be as a kid!
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jul 24
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Justin Lehmiller @justinlehmiller.bsky.social · Jul 19
People who pursue romantic relationships because they genuinely want connection and intimacy—not because of pressure or insecurity—are more likely to end up in a relationship. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Why Do You Want a Romantic Relationship? Individual Differences in Motives for Romantic Relationship Pursuit - Geoff MacDonald, Serena Thapar, William S. Ryan, Joanne M. Chung, Elaine Hoan, Yoobin Par...
Relationship science currently lacks a theoretical approach to capture the variety of motivations potentially underlying the pursuit of romantic relationships. ...
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jul 18
Good coverage of our paper on individual differences in motivations for dating.
www.psypost.org
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jul 8
New MacLab paper. Do people partner up to save on rent? Apparently not.
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · Jul 8
Money can’t buy love but it might be a necessary first step, psychologists find.

New research by @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social shows that single people with higher incomes are more likely to want a relationship, think they are ready for one, and start one up.

💙 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/money-c...
Composite image of hands holding hearts, money, and a credit card.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 20
Norris Point, Newfoundland
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 19
Western Brook Pond, Newfoundland
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 18
Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 16
Dungeon Provincial Park, Bonavista, Newfoundland & Labrador
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 15
Cape Spear, Newfoundland.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 13
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrdor
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · Jun 13
Oh, thanks, and yes the MacLab is back...we've got a talk (me) and a symposium (my students) tomorrow, although no promises that it will be as much fun as that very lively crowd in Ottawa.
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