Ghosting and deceptive affection. 10 Apr 2018




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Summary: <p><audio> </audio> </p><p>What type of person is likely to give up the ghost and leave their partners without warning? We also investigate deceptive affection: is it an effective tactic for keeping a relationship strong?</p><p><a href="http://archive.org/download/pap-2018-04-10/pap-2018-04-10.mp3">Download the MP3</a> </p><p><b>Support me!</b><br> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/psychology">Support the podcast on Patreon</a> for as little as $1 and get access to the patron-only feed, including bonus podcasts and blogs not available elsewhere.</p><p><b>Rate me!</b><br> Rate, review, or listen <a href="http://www.robertburriss.com/itunes">in iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63199&amp;refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a> </p><p><b>Read the transcript!</b><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/deceptive-affection-expressing-more-love-for-a-partner-than-we-feel-ef54969c93f">Deceptive Affection: Expressing More Love for a Partner Than we Feel</a><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/ghosting-why-some-end-relationships-by-disappearing-3e24c8c929e8">Ghosting: Why Some End Relationships by Disappearing</a></p><p><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VykFAJX84SQ/WoRPpBc8tII/AAAAAAAACWE/9yTdEg2HHpUmYiJAxvsRmuKLDtAv5azNwCLcBGAs/s1600/hugging_couple.jpg"></p><p><i>Does it matter if affection is real or a deception? <a href="https://freestocks.org/photo/hugging-couple/">Joanna Malinowska/Freestocks</a></i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b> </p><p>Freedman, G., Powell, D. N., Le, B., &amp; Williams, K. D. (in press). Ghosting and destiny: Implicit theories of relationships predict beliefs about ghosting. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Social and Personal Relationships</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407517748791">Read summary</a></p><p>Redlick, M. H., &amp; Vangeslisti, A. L. (in press). Affection, deception, and evolution: deceptive affectionate messages as mate retention behaviors. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolutionary Psychology</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704917753857">Read summary</a></p>