Lasting Love
The secrets to lifelong love are really quite simple. Why? Because love is more than a feeling, it is a decision. Lifelong love asks that we maintain positive illusions, be forgiving, re-ignite oxytocin, and, besides, laugh often.
Research finds people who continue to maintain their partner is attractive, funny, kind, and ideal for them in just about every way remain content with each other. It is important to be mindful of your partner's unique, genuine qualities and stay in touch with these during happy as well as difficult times.
An author talked about the essence of marriage, loyalty, not cheating or defecting, through whatever trials or suffering, you remain true.
"The Puritans call marriage the little church within the church. In marriage, every day you love, and every day you forgive. It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness."
Psychiatrist Dr. Scott Halzman says that natural highs can produce stimulating neurochemicals your brain interprets as excitement about your partner, not the activity.
He suggests, making love, sex produces a natural high that can boost oxytocin levels.
Doing something out of the ordinary. Try going to an amusement park or walking in the rain. And if you are walking in the rain, skip puddles or see who can jump into a puddle and make the biggest splash.
At a new restaurant try something new.
These activities will trigger the bonding effect.
Men like women who laugh at their jokes and women prefer men who make them laugh. A small research study found that women rate funny guys as more intelligent than guys who are not so funny.
Actress Joanne Woodward said sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.
The Beltway Bachelor says a sense of humor in the pressure cooker that is 21st century urban America is not a bonus, it is critical.
Psychology Today
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