SciShow Psych: Valentine's Day Is Bad for Relationships (and That's a Good Thing)

Teacher or professor: SciShow Psych
Subject: Psychology
Content of the Lesson: Scientists have found that Valentine's Day can have a negative impact on relationships and the holiday-related obligation to be lovey-dovey may have something to do with it. Hosted by: Anthony Brown ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Bealer, KatieMarie Magnone, D.A. Noe, Charles Southerland, Eric Jensen, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Matt Curls, Adam Brainard, Scott Satovsky Jr, Sam Buck, Avi Yashchin, Ron Kakar, Chris Peters, Kevin Carpentier, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Sam Lutfi, charles george, Greg ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2004.00095.x https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-you/201503/how-valentines-day-is-ruining-relationships http://acrwebsite.org/volumes/7578/volumes/v21/NA-21 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103115000372 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S15327663JCP0903_5 http://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/v43/acr_vol43_1019746.pdf https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1992-16323-001 https://www.simplypsychology.org/fundamental-attribution.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103100914653 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835991/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00355/full https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1991-33075-001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914000555#b0105 ------- Images: https://www.videoblocks.com/video/pulsing-hearts-red-2bz10za https://www.videoblocks.com/video/confetti-falling-on-red-rose-and-calander-showing-valentines-day-165510_eyeqm https://www.videoblocks.com/video/man-spinning-or-turning-happy-girlfriend-holding-her-in-his-hands-on-snowfall-in-pine-forest-loving-couple-have-fun-in-snowy-winter-park-valentines-day-and-christmas-woman-laughing-in-slow-motion-bgzjmor2rk3agdbbw https://www.videoblocks.com/video/a-young-man-receives-a-present-from-his-girlfriend-during-a-date-couple-celebrating-their-love-in-a-cozy-restaurant-rqvf2ymhhejseka6ih https://www.videoblocks.com/video/man-receives-watch-as-a-present-and-wears-it-on-a-hand-hdmakwxfpxiyg15jee https://www.videoblocks.com/video/ms-young-woman-opening-present-during-candle-lit-dinner--china-s8zwp6ypqliwmynhpe https://www.videoblocks.com/video/valentines-day-heart-love-wedding-anniversary-abstract-particles-background-loop-h-bsx7argjd0sw4zg https://www.videoblocks.com/video/female-gay-couple-had-a-picnic-they-talking-and-drink-wine-bdsewdc0vjwou8gz9 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-woman-holding-black-mobile-phone-with-blank-desktop-screen-while-sitting-on-the-gm1138089456-303703126 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/couple-kissing-and-taking-a-selfie-gm1070115298-286291057 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/she-said-yes-gm1081297656-289926356 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/love-has-no-borders-multi-ethnic-mature-gay-couple-gm1160182968-317493385 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/social-media-icon-user-vector-icon-mobile-phone-social-media-interface-icon-menu-gm1175119825-327100557 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/phone-bar-status-icons-battery-icon-wifi-signal-strength-gm1143028140-306811396 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/happy-couple-taking-selfie-together-gm948380392-258918039 https://www.videoblocks.com/video/simple-flying-hearts-video-background--simplistic-animated-heart-and-circle-particles-motion-backdrop-seamless-looping--full-hd-1920-x-1080-pink-hid9w-p6gj19yig9d https://www.videoblocks.com/video/love-and-valentines-day-concept-red-roses-petals-candles-dating-accessories-boxed-gifts-hearts-sequins-on-black-stone-background-frame-composition-top-view-layout-for-greeting-card-sxozf7gxejr55d5kx https://www.videoblocks.com/video/couple-dancing-in-the-yard-romantic-dinner-by-candlelight-r_ow7j03zj8qco8tx https://www.videoblocks.com/video/romantic-dinner--champagne-on-windy-beach-cinematic-4k-slow-motion-bx-bnupbhjy865xfk https://www.videoblocks.com/video/hairy-hearts-background-animation-for-valentines-day-and-wedding-eg4vqb_dgijmmrtk8 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/staying-connected-in-this-digital-age-gm1187582529-335531722 https://www.videoblocks.com/video/amazing-bouquet-of-red-roses-sa29ukz7iokgm7oh https://www.videoblocks.com/video/man-and-woman-in-a-cafe-eat-sushi-and-communicate-reekhzxgm7jjfngp9n https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/arge-bouquet-of-red-roses-thrown-on-the-street-the-dump-gm861430112-142638363


Click here to view video on YouTube.