FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Libido, Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Forego

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

People consistently underestimate a lover"s faults, hold idealized images of their lovers. Seeing our partners as positive and desirable raises our self-esteem. Similarities: level of acceptance (liking, positive evaluation), trust and respect, levels of confiding, understanding, satisfaction and happiness. Differences: greater fascination/infatuation for a partner, greater sense of exclusiveness. Deep friendships more common and can be a source of conflict in love relationships. A platonic relationship (but only where one party wishes the relationship were sexual/romantic) A way of categorizing people who are amazing, but not quite what you"re looking for in a romantic partner. Relationships appear to be more stable and enduring among lesbian couples than gay male couples" relationships. Men not socialized to discuss emotional needs can be a challenge in gay relationships. Long term, monogamous relationships may not be supported by gay male community (but newer research suggests that same sex commitment is just as stable as opposite sex commitment)