First start giving love, then you will get more- study

Updated: 05-07-2025, 09.03 AM

What is news?

All humans want love, whether it is of parents, siblings, friends or partners. Many people think that they will get love by expecting. However, this does not happen in real life. Actually, many efforts have to be made to get love and first one has to learn to give love itself. A new study states that people who love love should start giving first love.

Study

It is necessary to show love to get love

This study was completed under the leadership of Pen State scientists and it was published in a magazine called Plos One. It said that if you want to feel more love in your daily life, then first start to express love to others. You can spend time with your loved ones to do this, help them, take care of their small things or become their support.

Process

52 people were made part of this study

Researchers monitored the daily lives of 52 adults for 4 weeks to complete the study. Everyone was asked 6 times a day how much love they felt and how much love they expressed. Researchers using mathematical modeling discovered the ‘dynamics of love’. This revealed how to give and receive love affects people over time.

Participant

Priority given to all relationships during studies

The participants included most women (67 percent) and European (80 percent), which were between 19 and 65 years of age. Their average age was about 30 years, most of which were in relationships. However, all forms of love were taken into consideration in this study. It also tested a brief relationship with romantic, family, friendship and even strangers. All used to make constant efforts to express love throughout the day.

consequences

What were the results of this study?

The participants said that when they expressed more love, they continued to feel love for the next few hours. After 3 hours of expressing love, its effect was the most showed, then gradually it decreased. However, when people felt love, they later did not wish to express their love to others. Data revealed that after the moments of feeling love, there was a slight decrease in expressing love.

Love

Feeling of love can increase prosperity

The study also showed that the feelings of loving are permanent. The feelings of praise and gratitude keep on coming, but the feeling of feeling love can remain for hours. Researchers said that after expressing love, some people felt love for 8 hours. The participants who experienced more permanent feeling of love also started increasing in their lives.