🌹Romance Unmasked: July Is Here and She Sees Through Everything


The July 2026 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society is officially live, and this one arrives with piercing insight.

Romance has long been one of America’s most seductive myths, shaping how we imagine intimacy through movies, music, family lore, and the quiet expectations we inherit. Yet as cultural scripts grow louder, many feel an unmistakable dissonance. The gestures are grand, but the connection is thin. The performances are polished, but the emotional presence is missing. The rituals remain, but the meaning has slipped.

This month, we turn toward that dissonance with discernment and courage.

Inside the July issue, you’ll find:

Romance and Limerence: What’s Love Got to Do with It

A clear-eyed look at the emotional turbulence that masquerades as love.

Has Romance Lost Its Way

A call to reclaim intimacy as a lived, embodied practice rather than a spectacle.

• The Hopeless Romantic

An exploration of the allure of being in love with the idea of love.

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