I was recently thinking about love and how I believe it’s one of the easiest emotions to share with others. And not just that but when you do share it, the benefits that come back to you (and hopefully others!) are significant. A few weeks ago the January 2010 edition of Scientific American Mind came out and had a whole article on what makes love between two people successful. Surprisingly, a lot of the work was done using students and relative strangers. The increase in feelings of love, even between total strangers, was incredible when they used certain techniques. One exercise in particular involved sharing a piece of personal information with another person. It’s a form of love to share and be listened to. Of course, there are many definitions of what love actually is and this leads to interesting thoughts and discussions about this type of research. Perhaps this isn’t love at all but something else? The link to the preview of the article is below. Take a look!
Alex Russell
