Laughter and Marriage
Married couples get most of their humor from TV sitcoms. In other words, they no longer generate their own humor, but rely on TV to do it for them. If you go to a restaurant, you can always pick out the married couples, they rae the ones not talking to one another.
Laughter with each other is what couples need the most, even more so when relationships have somewhat cooled. Unfortunately, laughter increases more in a group setting than between two people. A study found that people laugh 6 times more when in the company of one person, but this increases to 30 times when in the company of a group of people.
Laughter establishes a positive emotional climate between a couple who enjoy each other's company. In addition to the pleasure and social aspects, laughter can subdue anger, stress and anxiety and therefor facilitate intimacy. Dr. Robert R. Provine, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Maryland reports some interesting findings:
Laughter plays a big role in mating. Men alike women who laugh heartily in their presence.
Females laugh 126% more than their male counterparts. Men are more laugh-getters.
The laughter in relationships declines dramatically as people age.
Like yawning, laughter is contagious; laughter of others is irresistible.
If you ever browsed through the 'Personal Ads,; you would have noticed that 80% of women seek a partner with a 'sense of humor,' and indication that a 'sense of humor' is tops on womens' lists of most desirable traits in a man.
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Added: July 5, 2008
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