1. They make us think our partners are mind-readers
In the movies, even if it’s not until the very end, the guy finally figures out what the girl needs. Despite the fact that people are complicated with even more complicated feelings, communication between partners is all nice and pretty by the end of the two hours. Researchers at Heriot Watt University's Family and Personal Relationships Laboratory in Edinburgh found that relationship counselors often have to deal with the difference between reality and Hollywood with their clients. People, thanks to movies, tend to think "that if your partner truly loves you they'd know what you without you communicating it." What this really means is you think your partner is a psychic. Your partner is probably not psychic, so use your words, OK?
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