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

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

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🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In this moment, happiness scientist and expert, Arthur C Brooks, discusses what people get wrong in their search for romantic happiness. According to Arthur, the biggest mistake people make when searching for their romantic partner is looking for an exact copy of themself. This is one of the reasons that dating apps are so unsuccessful, as their dating profile will rigidly select people with the same preferences as them, allowing no surprises and potential to experience different qualities. Instead, people are better off looking for someone who complements and completes them and their qualities. This is why many happy marriages will be between people with different qualities, such as an introvert and an extrovert. These sorts of relationships celebrated their difference rather than partners trying to change each other to be more like them, as Arthur says that this is a killer of relationships Listen to the full episode here - Apple- https://g2ul0.app.link/FTXkeOG5PJb Spotify- https://g2ul0.app.link/8uB3oAL5PJb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Arthur C Brooks: https://arthurbrooks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.0	The biggest mistake that people make in dating markets is they look for their they
0:37.4	look for their they look for their their doppelganger they look for their clone you
0:41.7	shouldn't look for your clone you you should look for a compliment.
0:43.7	Why?
0:44.7	Because you'll be happier when you complete each other.
0:47.2	That's when people who complete each other, you find that very happy marriage is often
0:50.4	happened between an introvert and extrovert if they learn to appreciate each other.
0:53.8	So it's not hammer and tongs all the time for the differences.
0:57.1	But when people, for example, one of the reasons that dating apps are so unsuccessful for giving people
1:02.0	satisfactory dating experiences.
1:03.7	People have more and more choice, but they're more likely to say they're not satisfied to the people that
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