Flaunting looks, money and status on dating profiles may attract swipes, but research shows such a focus can create distance instead of lasting love.
Researchers say feeling loved requires changing your conversations, not changing yourself, by listening deeply and sharing vulnerably with others.
Simple communication strategies such as asking novel questions and offering genuine compliments can forge meaningful connections that affect health.
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Consider the established entrepreneur and world traveler who says he checks off boxes for both “over 6 feet” and “over 6 figures.” Or the CEO seeking a beautiful muse to share “international adventures” and a “curated lifestyle.” Then there’s the dude pictured in the driver’s seat of a blue convertible who insists he’s “less of an a**hole than I look.”
