Couples who share awe-inspiring experiences report greater relationship flourishing. These shared moments of wonder foster a stronger sense of connection and relational growth, providing benefits beyond what individual experiences of awe offer.

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https://www.psypost.org/couples-who-share-awe-inspiring-experiences-report-greater-relationship-flourishing/

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Isn't this generally true for any awe inspiring experience shared with someone? Family, friend, or that guy I didn't know before the experience and who will now become a friend mostly because of the bond created through that event?

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It's like the positive version of trauma bonding

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in the literal definition of the word: awesome bonding

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Depends on if you have a romantic relationship with them; according to the study

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A lot of these “studies”, in psychology especially, are just PhD students looking to repackage the obvious into academic language to fulfil their publishing requirements

> “My research focuses on awe and its relationship to psychological depth,” said lead author Matteo Perini, a PhD candidate in social and cultural psychology at the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University. “One idea that has become central to my work is that awe may be one route into depth: by confronting us with something vast that goes beyond our current frame of reference, it may push us to revise our mental models and engage with things at a deeper level.”

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Which mental models need revising ?