This week’s episode of Looking Up features relationship experts James and Suzy Pawelski. Together, they co-authored the book, “Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts.” Suzie achieved an Applied Positive Psychology Master’s degree from UPenn and Dr. James Pawelski is a professor and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at UPenn, where he co-founded the Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program with Martin Seligman in 2005. This episode talks all about the science of passion, pleasure, intimacy and sex, the importance of respect, trust and communication, falling in and out of love (along with the discussion of divorce rates), what exactly a soulmate is and what it’s not, why the phrase “you complete me” is probably not the most effective thing to say to a significant other, and the real practical tools that can be used to build a longer and happier relationship.

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