What does it mean to think scientifically about social relationships?

It seems that there are many ways to think about social relationships like love.





But what does it mean to think scientifically about social relationships, or anything else for that matter?What does it mean to think scientifically about social relationships?
Lots of scientific studies have been done on human socialology it makes it easier to understand ourselves.What does it mean to think scientifically about social relationships?
In my experience, it means you don't get to have as many since it makes you a massive geek. I'm okay with it though.