Dr. Wendy delves into interpersonal relationships and intriguing models that examine how we evaluate a potential mate and what unfolds over the trajectory of a relationship, whether it develops as a slow burn or ignites quickly and intensely. Dr. Paul Eastwick, a professor at the University of California, Davis, and his cohost, Dr. Eli Finkel, break these ideas down in their podcast Love Factually. The podcast explores romantic comedy films and the science behind them. Spoiler alert: Hollywood sometimes gets it right.