PHEmotions inside relationships aren't completely independent.
Research on romantic couples has found evidence of emotional interdependence, where one partner's emotional experiences are related to the other's.
Partners repeatedly share environments, conversations, stressful events, celebrations, and routines.
That gives emotions many opportunities to move between them.
This doesn't mean you'll automatically become happy whenever your boyfriend or girlfriend is happy.
But romantic relationships create an emotional system in which each person's experiences can influence the other.
Over time, the emotional atmosphere one partner creates can become part of the environment the other person lives in.
Dating someone means sharing more than activities—you can also begin sharing emotional rhythms.
© Emotion
Research on romantic couples has found evidence of emotional interdependence, where one partner's emotional experiences are related to the other's.
Partners repeatedly share environments, conversations, stressful events, celebrations, and routines.
That gives emotions many opportunities to move between them.
This doesn't mean you'll automatically become happy whenever your boyfriend or girlfriend is happy.
But romantic relationships create an emotional system in which each person's experiences can influence the other.
Over time, the emotional atmosphere one partner creates can become part of the environment the other person lives in.
Dating someone means sharing more than activities—you can also begin sharing emotional rhythms.
© Emotion