3214: How Do Important Relationship Events Impact Our Well-Being by Dr. Bonnie Le with Luvze on Significant Relationship Changes

2025-12-07

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3214: Dr. Bonnie Le unpacks how major relationship milestones, like moving in, marrying, or ending a relationship, affect our happiness and emotional health. Her research-backed insights reveal that while we often expect lasting emotional highs or lows from these events, our well-being tends to stabilize more quickly than we anticipate. Read along...

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.

Episode 3214:

Dr. Bonnie Le unpacks how major relationship milestones, like moving in, marrying, or ending a relationship, affect our happiness and emotional health. Her research-backed insights reveal that while we often expect lasting emotional highs or lows from these events, our well-being tends to stabilize more quickly than we anticipate.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.luvze.com/how-do-important-relationship-events-impact-our-well-being/

Quotes to ponder:

"Major life events, especially in romantic relationships, can have powerful effects on well-being, but not always in the ways we expect."

"While many assume that breakups will devastate us, research suggests that the impact is often less severe and more short-lived than we predict."

"Getting married is associated with a temporary increase in well-being, but over time, people generally return to their prior level of happiness."

Episode references:

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/psp

Daniel Gilbert’s research on affective forecasting: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_psychology_of_your_future_self

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