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Sweet-Talk Your Sweetheart

by Best You Editors on July 20, 2011

Praise your partner and you get happy

Our friend Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, has an easy way to strengthen your bond with your partner: Compliment him. “If you tell your man why you’re grateful for him for 21 days in a row, not only is he happier, but you’ll find him more attractive, too,” says Shawn, who teaches positive psychology classes at Harvard. Research shows that all that sweet talk actually changes our brains, Shawn tells us. “The first thing you say or think about your guy changes your happiness level. Instead of complaining, you focus on the positive, which increases your optimism and makes your relationship stronger.” Go ahead and try this one at home.
—For more on Shawn Achor go to shawnachor.com or amazon.com.