The Science of Relationships & 36 Questions to Make You Fall in Love (…sort of)
Taught by Marisa T. Cohen
Dr. Marisa T. Cohen is a relationship researcher, relationship coach, and teaches college-level psychology courses. She is the author of From First Kiss to Forever: A Scientific Approach to Love, a book that relates relationship science research to everyday experiences and real relationship issues confronted by couples.
Marisa is also the author of Finding Love: The Scientific Take, a Psychology Today blog and Love Lessons, a Long Island Weekly newspaper column. She has been quoted in publications such as Bustle, Cosmopolitan, The Cut, Man Repeller, Men’s Health, and Women’s Health. She is also the subject of a documentary focusing on her work, which aired on BRIC TV.
For information about her work, check out her personal website: www.marisatcohen.com
Spend your night examining love from a scientific perspective, while potentially forming deep and meaningful connections with your fellow attendees.
This talk will focus on the life cycle of a relationship. We will examine the factors of interpersonal attraction, first date experiences, and the development of relationships over time. Beyond this, we will investigate what may tip the scale to create fractures within a relationship, leading to their demise.
We will also cover the famous (and viral) 36 questions to make you fall in love, the actual intended purpose of these questions, as well as try them out during a fun, partnered exercise.