How Power Changes Relationship Success
Razi Berry Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income, for example, doesn’t seem to play a big role, according to a new study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships by the Martin Luther University […]
Questioning The Normative Behavior of Teen Dating
Razi Berry Dating, especially during the teenage years, is thought to be an important way for young people to build self-identity, develop social skills, learn about other people, and grow emotionally. Not dating can be an equally beneficial choice for teens Yet new research from the University of Georgia has found that not dating can […]
Love Makes Managing Pain, Stress, and Sensory Input a Little Bit Easier
Razi Berry Love has countless benefits for our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Among these benefits, love can help us to manage our sensory input, including to serve as somewhat of a pain reliever. Love is associated with NGF, a peptide that helps the body to manage basic physiological processes through the sympathetic and […]
Love at First Sight: It Only Takes One-Fifth of a Second to Fall in Love
Razi Berry I’d been hit! And then everything went silent; Love at first sight It’s 1988 and just past lunchtime on campus of my suburban high school. My jeans probably had zippers on the ankles and my bangs were probably curled under and fluffed. I was probably wearing puffy sleeves. The final bell began to […]
Hugs are Good for You
Razi Berry Are you a hugger? If you are, you may have noticed that receiving hugs help guard against negative changes in mood arising from conflict with others. A recent study from Carnegie Mellon University validates this experience. Individuals who engage in more frequent interpersonal touch experience improved health According to the study, individuals who […]
Love Makes Sex More Enjoyable for Women
Razi Berry Love certainly isn’t a prerequisite for sexual desire I’ll go ahead and assume that if you’re human, you’ve likely experienced an overwhelming sexual desire for someone you didn’t even know. Laying eyes on someone you’re attracted to can almost instantly evoke strong feelings of desire. Sometimes this attraction evolves into deeper feelings of […]
The Likeness Between Love and Hate
Razi Berry Research Shows the More You Love Someone, the More You Can Hate Them Hatred is blind, as well as love. ~ Oscar Wilde It is said that the opposite of love isn’t hate, but rather apathy. Love, being such an all encompassing emotion of deep passion, and apathy being a complete lack of interest […]
Can Oxytocin Help Strengthen Romantic Relationships in Times of Vulnerability?
Razi Berry Crack open your heart and let the love in If you’ve ever felt vulnerable in a relationship, you’re certainly not alone. It isn’t exactly the easiest thing to share our innermost selves with our partners. Opening up to someone else can be scary. What if someone finds out who we really are…and rejects […]