the psychology behind romantic relationships
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The Psychology Behind Romantic Relationships
Kelly MathesonJuly 27, 2009
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Main Topics
1. How people become attracted to other people
2. Some of the different relationships there are and what makes couples stay together
3. The process of breaking up and the psychological affects
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1. Attraction
Proximity Effect: the more we meet and interact withpeople, the more likely we are to become friends with them.
Similarity:
Birds of a feather flocktogether
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Opposites attract
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Reciprocal Liking: knowing someone likes us fuels our attraction and can even make up for the absence of similarity
But above proximity, similarity, and reciprocal liking is …
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Physical Attractiveness
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Men tend to go for youth and attractiveness (signs of fertility)
Women tend to go for men ofstatus and wealth (resourcesfor offspring); physical attractiveness weighs less
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Attractive Faces
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Both sexes prefer feminine faces
-Large eyes-Slender nose-Slim face-High cheek bones-Less eyebrow hair
http://www.unl.edu/rhames/courses/male_facial_beauty.htm
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2. Relationships
Secure Attachment Style: maintain high levels of commitment, satisfaction, and trust, and low levels of cost over time
Handbook of Interpersonal Commitment and Relationship Stability by Jeffery M. Adams, Warren H. Jones, 1999, (114)
Avoidant Attachment Style: have high thresholds for falling in love and making commitments; even when they are in a romantic relationship, they tend to maintain a distance
Anxious Attachment Style: have a low threshold for creating romantic relationships and making commitments; appear to form emotional bonds very quickly
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Secure Avoidant Anxious
Report Never Having Been in Love
Currently Not in Love
Handbook of Interpersonal Commitment and Relationship Stability by Jeffrey M. Adams, Warren H. Jones, 1999, (114).
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Companionate Love
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Cultures practicing arranged marriages (usually collectivist societies) tend to have family-based marriages.
Western cultures tend to focusmore on the individual and thepursuit of romantic love.
Arranged Marriages
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Abusive Relationships
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Gay Relationships
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3. Breaking Up
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