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Moment 163: Happiness Expert Reveals The One Type Of Person You Should NEVER Date

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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The Complexity of Being in Love and Its Association with Happiness

Being in love, especially in the early stages, does not necessarily equate to happiness due to feelings of jealousy and surveillance behaviors. Low serotonin levels can lead to euphoria but may eventually result in misery if prolonged. People engage in surveillance to gauge if their partner may betray them based on evolutionary concerns of fidelity and paternity. Men are more triggered by visual infidelity while women are more affected by emotional infidelity due to historical gender roles. Studies have shown that focusing less on oneself can lead to increased happiness, supported by experimental evidence with human subjects.

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