Our country house turns into a haunted house. We take ten fear junkies and see if we can really make them scared on our fright night. We meet the Reverend Peter, who has a soft spot for evil, and Zoe, who bonds with her dad over horror—but there's one scare that even she can't stomach... Fear is one of our most basic human emotions. In the past, it kept us from being eaten by a wild animal. But today that isn't so much of a threat, and yet we live...

Julio, Mark, and Albert are all having affairs, yet all want to stay married. They love their wives, and contend that without cheating their marriages would be in grave danger. Why do these men betray their families and how do they cope with the inner conflict about their behavior? The three discuss their extramarital relationships in this program, while a fourth man explains why he's searching for a partner on a Web site dedicated to facilitating...

Why do we fall in love? What makes us fall in love? And what happens to love? Poets, historians, philosophers, have been writing about these questions for centuries. Now scientists have joined in, exploring the brain in love. In this film, we follow a young couple falling in love, and talk to experts, to illustrate and explain the addiction, the obsession, and blindness of falling in love.

Darren Bridge is living a bachelor's dream. When he's not running into burning buildings with his crew, he's training the flavor of the week at his brother's gym. Few women have ever been off limits-- until Vanessa, who's smart and beautiful. When Cameron and Maya's destination wedding takes her out of the office for a much-needed break, she finds herself struggling to resist her attraction to the best man, Darren. When they return to New York, Vanessa...

Is biological lineage a necessary precondition for being a family? In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent Robert Krulwich visit the Van Dries, of Grand Rapids. With three biological children plus eleven adoptees from the U.S. and around the world, parents Doug and Jan put that question to the test, adding language barriers and the effects of extreme poverty and abuse to the usual array of daunting parental challenges. The sociological...

As heir to the Crisp Copy Center fortune, Luke has it made--until he burns through his entire inheritance in just one year of partying. Ashamed to ask his famous father for help, he finds employment--and romance--as an entry-level clerk. Can his new love get him back on track?

Scientists explain how love truly is a chemical reaction.

This film looks at ways in which scientists have been investigating attraction between the sexes. New studies are beginning to discover that there is a science behind sex appeal. Biochemical odors, face shape, and voice pitch are among the surprising factors that have a powerful influence on the choice of a mate. Researchers have found that when women are ovulating, they produce copulins, a group of female pheromones with a scent that attracts men....

Every day, more and more people are turning to dating apps to find love. More than 49 million Americans—almost one out of six—have given digital dating a try. But are dating apps really designed to promote long-lasting romance? Apps like Tinder and Bumble make finding a date as easy as swiping right, while digital platforms like Match.com and OkCupid use specialized algorithms to help users find the perfect partner, regardless of age or personal...

A decades-long Harvard study has concluded that good relationships and close friendships are the key to lifelong health and happiness. In this NewsHour program, Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the study’s director, to learn more about his team’s research and how people can nurture the relationships in their lives.