75 Year Old Harvard Research Study on Happiness
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Found this ted talk, by Dr. Robert Waldinger which reaffirms that having a secure relationship can increase levels of relationship satisfaction, commitment, and trust.
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Dating In The City
Finding and Recognizing a Healthy Partner
“Your task isn't to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it"
Effective Communication
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What is Effective Communication and why is it important?
Expressing your needs and expectations to your partner in a direct, nonaccusatory manner is an incredibly powerful tool. Though it’s used naturally by people with a secure attachment style, it is often counterintuitive for people whose attachment style is anxious or avoidant.
Read MoreDating Question From a Reader: What To Do When Your Date Doesn't Communicate?
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Dating Question From a Reader:
"Need advice on how to approach this scenario. Guy and girl meet online, they decide to meet up. They set up a date and time a week in advance, they communicate in the meantime everything is cool. The day of, girl messages guy around 3 pm confirming (date was set to be at 7 pm) and he says : "actually I won't be able to make it today I'm going to stay late at work." And no, he didn't forget. Should I be annoyed that he didn't even bother to let me know earlier that he won't be able to make it? Should i give him another chance?"
Read MoreLove Addiction 💙: Research of the Brain as it Relates to Romantic Love
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Have you ever experienced a difficult break-up even though your partner was not the right person? You rationally knew they weren't for you, but emotionally you're attached to them. You obsessively think about your previous partner? Missing them? Wondering what they are doing? Are they missing you? Recalling pleasant memories over the course of your relationship? This blog will help you understand the strong attachment through a neurological perspective.
Read MoreThe Science of Happily Ever After - Dating Expectation
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The are a lot of theories of thought around finding the right mate and what attracts us to a partner. Some suggest that when meeting a partner, its natural to be intrigued and attracted to their looks, success, charm or humor. But do these expectations hold us back from finding the right one? Ty Tashiro, a psychologist specializing in romantic relationships, explores certain attractions to the mates we choose. In his book, The Science of Happily Ever After, Tashiro explains “almost 9 in 10 Americans believe they have a soul mate, but only 3 in 10 find healthy relationships that do not end in divorce, separation or chronic unhappiness.” His findings found that our expectations is the leading cause to unhappy relationships.
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