Have you ever wondered what happens in our brains during a surge of affection? Why do we remember all the minute details of our first dates? Our brains do react to love, and current research looks at some interesting facts about our brains when they are on love.
Date Posted: March 11, 2017
Categories: Happiness, Relationships & Marriage
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Immediately after we've been shunned, a new study shows our brains engage a subtle mechanism that alters our sense of whether other people are making eye contact with us, so that we think it more likely that they are looking our way.
Jan 14
Categories: Friendships, Relationships & Marriage, Social Isolation
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The best things in life are free! Self-talk is one simple technique that can be used to guide you through difficult times in a relationship and help you see the situation from a new perspective.
Jan 12
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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A team of scientists have figured out the secret to giving the perfect Christmas present - and fortunately, it isn't about spending as much as possible. Choosing a present that reflects your personality, and not what you think the receiver would ...
Dec 21
Categories: Other, Relationships & Marriage
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There are many factors that lead to the demise of a marriage. When couples have hurt feelings, it can be a challenge to forgive and forget. Problems in a marriage such as emotional detachment and a lack of sexual intimacy seldom develop overnight. ...
Dec 19
Categories: Anger Management, Relationships & Marriage
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As humans, we can read all the brilliant self-help books and possess wisdom about relationships, yet so many of us still are hindered by toxicity. We are often scared to speak up to those who produce toxic vibes and are even more fearful of leaving ...
Nov 30
Categories: Antisocial personality, Personality problems, Relationships & ...
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Adults seem to think we're all sex-crazed emotionless teenagers who have traded relationships for one-night stands, long conversations for heart emojis, romantic dinners for Tinder dates. Hundreds of people (most of whom happen to be over 30) have ...
Nov 12
Categories: Adult psychological development, Relationships & Marriage, ...
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New research has found that growing up in a warm family environment in childhood is associated with feeling more secure in romantic relationships in one's 80s. The findings show that men who grew up in caring homes were more adept at managing ...
Oct 22
Categories: Adult psychological development, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, ...
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If you were old enough to see a PG-13 movie in 1997, chances are you went to see Titanic. And chances are you cried. You might have even seen the film multiple times, doing your part to make it the highest-grossing sob fest in movie history. Now, a ...
Oct 7
Categories: Relationships & Marriage, Social Anxiety / Phobia
GOHaving a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
Sep 28
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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New, fast-growing dating apps such as Tinder have shifted the online-matching emphasis back to looks. Tinder dispenses with the idea that it takes a mutual love of pho or Fleet Foxes to create a spark; instead, users of the phone app swipe through ...
Sep 27
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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New research from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland has found that watching TV series, and consuming other media like films and books with one’s partner, can help to achieve the same kind of closeness as having a mutual group of friends. In ...
Sep 26
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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Transactive memory systems (TMS) are repositories of knowledge that are shared between two or more people. A shared memory of events between friends can be part of it, but it's also a way of calling up facts that other people know. If you say "Oh, ...
Sep 6
Categories: Friendships, Relationships & Marriage
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Most people in a romantic relationship yearn for a passionate sex life. At the beginning of the relationship - the heady honeymoon phase, the days of early elation - passionate sex usually comes easily. Alas, over time routine sets in with the wear ...
Sep 3
Categories: Happiness, Relationships & Marriage
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In his Fred Kavli Keynote Address at the 2016 APS Annual Convention in Chicago, Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, explains the science behind dishonesty. Through his many experiments ...
Aug 25
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Relationships & ...
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Single people have richer social lives and more psychological growth than married people. According to psychologist Bella DePaulo, it is time for a more accurate portrayal of single people and single life - one that recognizes the real strengths and ...
Aug 23
Categories: Happiness, Relationships & Marriage
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