For example, adult romantic partners feel safe in the
presence of their romantic partner and are more likely to explore the environment if the romantic partner is perceived as available.
What separated the
couples of romantic partners from the couples of strangers was the closeness, or self - other overlap, which they shared.
By understanding your emotional command systems as well as the
systems of your romantic partner, you can learn how to navigate the differences in a way that meets both partner's needs.
Her master's thesis explored how perceptions of importance and
stability of a romantic partner's flaws influence commitment, romantic affect, and evaluations of the relationship.
Currently, I am examining this question by testing whether inducing
thoughts of a romantic partner can enable people to perform better on difficult tasks or acquire new skills.
Further, the important
role of the romantic partner is based on the idea that the attachment between two romantic partners in a close relationship mirrors the attachment between a parent and a child (e.g., Hazan & Shaver, 1987; Hazan & Zeifman, 1994).
Using this approach, we could straightforwardly compare the relative
rank of the romantic partner with the rank of the sibling in the attachment hierarchy as a function of sibling type.
In an article in Slate two years ago, Jessica Olien, who was raised by a single mom (whose husband split and was in and out of his daughter's life, wrote that she really doesn't want to have to deal with the
complications of a romantic partner:
A popular strain of social science research conceptualizes interracial unions as social exchanges, with the implicit assumption that white is «better,» at least in the
eyes of the romantic partners.
While the circumstances that lead to a blended family life may differ, the one constant is that an adult makes a commitment to assume a supportive or parental role to the
children of their romantic partner.
They found that people high in the psychological attribute called attachment anxiety (a tendency to worry about the proximity and
availability of a romantic partner) responded to memories of a relationship breakup with an increased preference for warm - temperature foods over cooler ones: soup over crackers.
You're not alone — most people who are using online hookup apps have a picture in their mind of what body type they prefer, the hair color of the person they want to hook up with and the
height of a romantic partner.
It provides the ultimate insight into our health, appearance, income, lifestyle, even the
kind of romantic partner we'll be.»
Abstract: Historically, individuals in
search of a romantic partner have expanded their pool of alternatives by meeting others through their personal social networks.
Paul Oyer, an economics proessor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating, says the
marketplace of romantic partners functions a lot like any other marketplace.
Importantly, this latter finding — especially the positive association between age and using online personals ads to find marital partners — suggests that older adults are not only more involved in the
pursuit of romantic partners via the Internet than younger adults, but more serious in their pursuits, as well.
«Societally, we are going to increasingly meet
more of our romantic partners online as we establish more of an online presence in terms of social media,» says Caitlin Moldvay, a dating industry senior analyst for market research firm IBISWorld in Santa Monica, Calif. «I do think mobile dating is going to be the main driver of this growth.»
Rail: You said Miriam Schapiro was weird about lesbians and I wonder if it was a point of contention within your feminist art world — I don't know how you identify, but I think
most of your romantic partners are men.
Your ability to give love starts with self love, and falling in love with your life
independent of a romantic partner is often an important procurer to healthy intimacy.
Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne writes in «Psychology Today» that a man who is securely attached and has a positive attitude toward women is the best
type of romantic partner.
Motivational
underpinnings of romantic partner perceptions: Psychological and physiological evidence: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Vol 22 (2) Apr 2005, 255 - 281.
Regardless of the framing, if you're single - and - looking then you probably have an idea of the
sort of romantic partner you're after.
For most, love addiction is a strong need for emotional connection, coupled with a fear of rejection, while basing his or her self - worth on the
opinions of romantic partners.
In second place were the financial
behaviors of their romantic partners, while financial expectations of parents — who undoubtedly have the earliest financial influence in children's life — seemed to have the least impact.
This means that, if I say I really care about extraversion in a partner and you say you do not, extraversion tends to predict
evaluations of romantic partners about the same for both of us.