There's still a lot
about love and sex that can't be easily quantified. Studies show "love at
first sight" is real.
Dr. Earl Naumann, author of Love at First Sight, interviewed and
surveyed 1500 individuals of all races, religions, and backgrounds across
America, and concluded that love at first sight is not a rare experience.
What's more, Dr. Naumann theorizes that if you believe in love at first sight,
there's a roughly 60 percent chance it will happen to you. Here's what led him
to that conclusion.
1.
Nearly two thirds of the population believes in love at first
sight.
2.
Of the believers, more than half have experienced it.
3.
Fifty-five percent of those who experienced it married the
object of their affection.
4.
Three quarters of these married couples stayed married.
5.
How can you increase the chance love at first sight happens to
you? By believing in it studies have found that partners who fell in love
at first sight, in comparison to partners who got involved more gradually,
entered into intimate relationships more quickly after they met and had mates with
less similar personalities especially with regard to levels of extraversion,
emotional stability and autonomy This, however, did not necessarily lead to a
low relationship quality, as the positive impact of the first impression can
compensate for the superficial manner of choosing the partner (Barelds &
Barelds-Dijkstra, 2007; Sunnafrank & Ramirez, 2004).
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
