The Love Lab

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In this assignment after watching a video on experiment performed at the University of Washington called the love lab i will answer several question that protray the video.
After watching gottman’s assessment i agree with his theory 85%. Only because John stated that for all realtionship’s all they needed was time and effort but that in all honestly realtionships are based on more than just that. One trait that all realtionships need is honestest its very important that both people in the realtionship are open with one another. “Having a partner you can trust creates a buffer between you and the difficulties of the world. When you have a mate you can rely on, it’s easier to take those risks that help you grow. Always be honest with each other about your feelings and needs, and remember that you can tell the truth without being harsh. Every successful relationship needs the care and nurturing of two committed adults, giving to each other in a way that creates a mutually beneficial connection. Giving your relationship what it needs to thrive is a truly loving gesture. Make the effort you are both worth it” (Barton Goldsmith, Emotional Fitness).
I personally feel that the love lab can be a good source for a couple to experiment if there realtionship is on the rocks. From watching the video i can tell that John Gottman knows what it takes for a realtionship to work. The lab is a professional set up that researchs use to condone a serious of experiments on a couple for several hours. I really like the ideal that a serious of test are orchestrated by gottman and his staff instead of trying to conduct from one test and some past experience of each individual. I also feel the love lab is a good tool to use on realtionships because the...

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...ive mindset it helps your relationship. Maybe you or your partner are having a bad day if either one of you can shine light with some positivity on one another the relationship can stand the lenght of time. All elements combine make for a formula of an healthy relationship.
The love lab is one of kind because the level of research and how time consuming the study is. There are a couple other psychologists experiments on relationships that i have saw. Such as the 30/90 its where a male or female meet a person and they can’t kiss this person before 30 days or have any sexual activity with them before 90 days its all a psychological things. It still doesn’t compare to the Love Lab because the 30/90 rule is a mental approch where as for couples who attend the love lab there actually getting experimented on and diagnois so they can find areas of weakness to improve on.

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