How magically are relationships formed?
By: Ayeshmanthi Dissanayake
Tags: Dating, Why, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Psychology

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Do you know or have you ever thought what facts make us bond with certain people could be with our friends, romantic partners or any other form of a relationship? There are a few interesting facts we can take into consideration. There is plenty of research on that the most prominent points could be proximity or familiar once would be our closest relatives. Have you heard of the mere-exposure effect by Dr. Robert Zajonc he arrived that more we get contact with a person the more we tend to like that person or have positive regard toward him or her?

Do opposites attract?

The research says that there is a big chance for us to like. Especially to have romantic relationships with people who are very similar to us. Such as people with similar lifestyles, likes dislikes, characteristics, upbringing or any other similarities they have. Simply we attract people who are more like us. Now you may wonder why? Yes, there is a reasonable cause its easy to have contacts with people who are similar to us, Isn’t that so? Have a thought for a while do you agree with what I say? Is not it easy to have a conversation with someone who has similar beliefs like you, someone who has similar hobbies like you!

What is homophily?

The tendency to form either a romantic relationship or friendship with a person who are similar to us. Reciprocity and self-disclosure are essential as well to maintain a specific relationship, what are those? Reciprocity is merely giving and taking, the relationship goes on for some kind of mutual exchange of a benefit. At the same time, self-disclosure means sharing your inner thoughts with the other such as your dreams, goals, fears, ambitions. These two play an essential role in a relationship.

What could be the other essential facts? Have a thought on your relationships what the vital factors are made you two good friends, lovers, business partners etc.

Before I get into further details, I would like to mention that the Love we have for our friends, parents, siblings and lovers are different these relationships have their own way of loving.

Physical attractiveness also takes an important role, meaning if the person has eye-pleasing looks. Though Love has a deep meaning, this certainly has an impact on our brain when we get attracted to someone. Though I was mentioning the research findings, I know you may think some of the facts are not agreeable. Yes, Love and attraction are really magical and a mystery, even I personally believe there have been more facts than that.

Finally, why do relationships exist?

Thus, We need relationships cause we are social creatures, we don’t like to be alone. Love is the best medicine in the world. I would say which helps us to maintain our physical and mental health in many ways. Furthermore, experiments are shown the connection between pain and relationships how amazingly being with your partners make you feel less pain. Evidence has shown at least having a picture of your loved one when you are in a critical situation tends to help you with a positive impact to reduce the pain.

Relationships teach us the way to love someone and the way to be loved as well. Love is a magical feeling we feel in our hearts, which can not be touched. Getting into healthy relationships makes happy, self-confident individuals!!