Traditional cultural stereotypes have taught us for decades that marriage is the ultimate destiny for young men and women. They should find the right partner (as in love marriages), or someone should find them the right partner (as in arranged … Continue reading
How Doctors Can Be More Compassionate to Patients
The lack of time, or “time famine,” is the major problem nowadays that deters us from being compassionate to others in our daily encounters. This problem also does not allow doctors to allot sufficient time to interact with patients compassionately … Continue reading
How to Reduce “Time Famine” by Connecting with Others
Nowadays, the “time famine” is one of the greatest obstacles to social connection and expressions of love. We believe we are suffering from a “time famine.” We always have too much to do, never enough time to complete it, and … Continue reading
No Time for Love and Compassion? Really?
We used to talk about big love and true love, yet we frequently forget that situational, compassionate, and caring love is also love, something like “small love” or a small action of love. This kind of love seems to be … Continue reading
When “Small Love” Is Compassionate
Compassionate love is a benevolent emotion that involves giving as a way of loving. The compassionate feelings and actions of small love help another person’s well-being. This form of small love emphasizes the well-being of another person, even in occasional … Continue reading
Our Posture Shapes Interpersonal Feelings
We are wondering how our body posture expresses and affects our feelings towards other people. Many studies show that our body language, facial expressions, and posture say more about how we feel than what we say (Karandashev, 2021). Both what … Continue reading
How Body Posture Shows Interpersonal Emotions
Both our verbal and nonverbal communication express our interpersonal emotions and love. What our facial and bodily expressions say is not less important than what we say. We can say, “I love you,” yet our posture can tell something else. … Continue reading
Religious Kindness Leads to More Giving
Love is one of the most valuable human attitudes and emotions. It is present in all religious teaching across many religions. Religious Teachings of Love God encourages people to love and be kind to others. Here are, for example, some … Continue reading
People of the “Dark Triad” Tend to Be Manipulative in Relationships
Many studies have shown what personality traits are attractive for a romantic relationship. However, love studies have paid much less attention to exploring personality traits that negatively affect relationships. According to recent studies, people with Dark Triad traits are more … Continue reading
How to Avoid Date Night Boredom and Passion Decline
The article describes how a date night, and a romantic relationship can become boring and what partners can do to make them more passionate. Many love scholars consider passion to be a key feature of romantic love and the beginning … Continue reading