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Laughter and love
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Sharing a laugh and then recalling the moment with help keeps a relationship alive
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If you want to keep the spark alive in your love life, then laugh together and muse over it later, says social psychologist Doris Bazzini. Her research indicated that sharing a laugh with your romantic partner and reminiscing about it later helps kee
p relationships alive. Bazzini is a faculty member and researcher who has taught at Appalachian State University since 1993. “When you share a laugh with someone, there’s a connection between the two of you. When you reminisce, you get to experience the laughter again, and also get to reflect on it now – ‘remember that time....’ You can build on it more, and as a result, two things happen: we define our relationship in positive terms, and validate ourselves at the same time,” she said.
“When you share a laugh with your loved one, it can create a buffer in the relationship so that when misunderstandings arise, they do not have a negative effect on the relationship,” she explained. Bazzini has also researched on resisting temptation while in a committed relationship. “It’s flattering when someone other than your partner is interested in you,” she said. “We found that when participants in the study who were in a committed relationship were asked out on a date, they were flattered. What I take from that is if you’re in a committed relationship and want to remain so, you shouldn’t let the flattery get the best of you.” — ANI
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