Happy Valentine’s…er, Weekend, my sweet Psych Central readers!
Yes, whether you love it, hate it, or couldn’t care less about it, Valentine’s Day is officially upon us.
As such, I’ve compiled a list of psychology-related articles dealing with why memories of our first loves stick with us, how to spread the love even when you’re divorced (or single), why the gift of presence might be the best gift of all, and more.
Enjoy!
Why We Never Really Get Over That First Love: Certain experts point to our ability to strongly recall first-time experiences, “memory bumps,” and how our first romances shaped us.
The Psychology of Romantic Comedies: What Are These Movies Doing to Our Love Lives? Dr. Silvia Kratzer, Professor of Cinema Studies at the UCLA Department of Theater, Film and Television, says “It’s clear that media and film can shape and reinforce prevailing cultural attitudes.”
Facebook Can Contribute to Lower Relationship Satisfaction, Study Finds: Marian Morry, lead researcher and psychology professor of the study at The University of Manitoba, says “One of the big differences between Facebook and just general social comparisons, is that we end up being exposed to a lot more of those upward social comparisons” (“upward comparisons” being those that occur “when you compare your relationship to another relationship that seems to be doing better”).
Love Valentine’s Day…During a Divorce: Check out the three ways one divorced woman looks at Valentine’s Day as way to celebrate love more broadly than just a “manufactured exercise in consumerism and insecurity.”
On Valentine’s Day, Give Your Sweetheart the Gift of Presence: Tina Vossugh, the assistant director of media relations at Santa Clara University, and Thomas G. Plante, an Augustin Cardinal Bea University professor and psychology department of Santa Clara University teacher, provide five examples of how you can be skip the chocolate, flowers, and cards this Valentine’s Day and instead be fully present for your partner.
New Online Tool Helps Lovers Find the Right Tone On Valentine’s Day: A new online tool, created by Adoreboard, a data analytics firm based at Queen’s University Belfast, has been designed to help people who are agonising over how to sign off cards, write texts, or compile posts on social media, which, the tool’s creator says, is “absolutely critical.”
from World of Psychology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/02/13/psychology-around-the-net-february-13-2016/
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