Arthur Aron
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That's a huge effect. Feeling someone likes you, it really matters for getting close to them. In fact, it's a major factor that we found in falling in love. You know, we've done a lot of surveys where we ask people who've recently fallen in love what happened. And a major thing is I discover the other person liked me.
That's a huge effect. Feeling someone likes you, it really matters for getting close to them. In fact, it's a major factor that we found in falling in love. You know, we've done a lot of surveys where we ask people who've recently fallen in love what happened. And a major thing is I discover the other person liked me.
So, for example, a person is saying, you know, I met this woman and, you know, I kind of liked her. And I ran into her at a store and she looked at me and she smiled at me. And at that moment, I fell in love immediately.
So, for example, a person is saying, you know, I met this woman and, you know, I kind of liked her. And I ran into her at a store and she looked at me and she smiled at me. And at that moment, I fell in love immediately.
So, for example, a person is saying, you know, I met this woman and, you know, I kind of liked her. And I ran into her at a store and she looked at me and she smiled at me. And at that moment, I fell in love immediately.
heard so many stories like that at that moment where I discovered my friend said oh you know this person likes you don't you those sorts of things they really can matter a lot you know oh I ran into this person again and he sat down next to me you know you know those kinds of things really matter
heard so many stories like that at that moment where I discovered my friend said oh you know this person likes you don't you those sorts of things they really can matter a lot you know oh I ran into this person again and he sat down next to me you know you know those kinds of things really matter
heard so many stories like that at that moment where I discovered my friend said oh you know this person likes you don't you those sorts of things they really can matter a lot you know oh I ran into this person again and he sat down next to me you know you know those kinds of things really matter
The longer one is an hour and a half, and it has a lot of questions towards the end that, you know, are, you know, imagine you've fallen in love with this person. Tell them what you feel. You know, things like that.
The longer one is an hour and a half, and it has a lot of questions towards the end that, you know, are, you know, imagine you've fallen in love with this person. Tell them what you feel. You know, things like that.
The longer one is an hour and a half, and it has a lot of questions towards the end that, you know, are, you know, imagine you've fallen in love with this person. Tell them what you feel. You know, things like that.
It also has the item people talk about a lot that are not in the 36 questions, but, you know, look in their eyes for three minutes, in each other's eyes, things like that towards the end. that really are aimed at creating romantic feelings. We tried to be very careful doing that study, not to include people who are already in relationships.
It also has the item people talk about a lot that are not in the 36 questions, but, you know, look in their eyes for three minutes, in each other's eyes, things like that towards the end. that really are aimed at creating romantic feelings. We tried to be very careful doing that study, not to include people who are already in relationships.
It also has the item people talk about a lot that are not in the 36 questions, but, you know, look in their eyes for three minutes, in each other's eyes, things like that towards the end. that really are aimed at creating romantic feelings. We tried to be very careful doing that study, not to include people who are already in relationships.
Two of the students in my lab tried this out, you know, to experiment, and they literally fell in love, and they got married.
Two of the students in my lab tried this out, you know, to experiment, and they literally fell in love, and they got married.
Two of the students in my lab tried this out, you know, to experiment, and they literally fell in love, and they got married.
Well, there'd been, again, a lot of survey research showing that when you have close friends, relationships are better. So we were able to randomly assign couples to do this as a couple with another. So all the four of them answered each question. And we found that after doing this as a foursome, it much increased their passionate love for each other. It doesn't make you love the other people.
Well, there'd been, again, a lot of survey research showing that when you have close friends, relationships are better. So we were able to randomly assign couples to do this as a couple with another. So all the four of them answered each question. And we found that after doing this as a foursome, it much increased their passionate love for each other. It doesn't make you love the other people.
Well, there'd been, again, a lot of survey research showing that when you have close friends, relationships are better. So we were able to randomly assign couples to do this as a couple with another. So all the four of them answered each question. And we found that after doing this as a foursome, it much increased their passionate love for each other. It doesn't make you love the other people.