Relationships 2.0: Keeping Love Alive

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media

Arts, Science, Performing Arts, Social Sciences

4.6 • 40.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

There's no magic potion that can make someone adore you. But there are things you can do to promote a deep and enduring connection — and even feelings of passion — between yourself and your partner. In the final chapter of our Relationships 2.0 series, psychologist Arthur Aron shares some techniques for falling and staying in love.

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0:00.0	This is Hidden Brain.
0:04.0	I'm Shankar Vedanto.
0:06.0	Some months ago, I brought seven key insights from the first decade of Hidden Brain
0:14.0	to live stage performances in San Francisco and Seattle.
0:18.0	The evenings were electric.
0:30.2	We got so much positive feedback from those two sold-out shows that we've decided to launch a tour to more than a dozen cities in the coming months.
0:34.9	I'll be coming to Portland, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Boston, Toronto,
0:42.9	Clearwater, Fort Lauderdale, Phoenix, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
0:50.5	Pre-sale tickets are available right now for listeners like you.
0:55.0	The pre-sale only runs five days.
0:58.0	To snap up your tickets, please go to HiddenBrain.org slash tour.
1:03.0	The pre-sale password is Brain, all caps.
1:07.0	You can also sign up to say hello and get a photo with me. In some places, you can sign up for an
1:12.8	intimate chat with me and a handful of other fans. I'd love to see you there. Again, go to
1:19.5	hiddenbrain.org slash tour. Okay, on to today's show. This is Hidden Brain. I'm Shankar Vedantam.
1:30.9	Let's just say this out loud. Romantic relationships are hard.
1:36.6	Finding the right relationship and then keeping it alive, this requires effort, skill, and luck.
1:43.8	In the last few weeks of our Relationships 2.0 series,
1:47.7	we've looked at the power of human connection,
1:50.1	insights into negotiation,
1:52.1	and the role of tiny interactions in our daily lives.
1:55.7	Please check out those episodes if you've missed them.
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