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		<title>It&#8217;s a great life if you don&#8217;t weaken: social resources and perception of distress</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/04/its-a-great-life-if-you-dont-weaken-social-resources-and-perception-of-distress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen Buckwalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of studies have suggested that we perceive others level of distress quite differently based on how many social resources we feel we have at the moment.  In other words when we feel supported by others we tend not to feel as overwhelmed by stressful situations.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering birthdays is easier when it&#8217;s close to your own</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/03/remembering-birthdays-is-easier-when-its-closer-to-your-own-birthday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Strachman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remembering birthdays close to your own birthday as an example of the egocentric bias in temporal memory.]]></description>
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		<title>I forgive you, but my friend doesn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/friends-of-victim-are-less-likely-to-forgive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Strachman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why friends may be less forgiving than we are for our partner's transgressions.]]></description>
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		<title>Food Preferences Impact Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/food-preferences-impact-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erina Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who loves great food, I thought this article in the New York Times was particularly interesting. It discussed how different food choices could be stressful on relationships.  Discover what other studies say about why sharing food in your relationships may be important.]]></description>
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		<title>Forgive and feel better</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/forgive-and-feel-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gian Gonzaga</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgiving someone can effect how good you feel about yourself.  Find out how.]]></description>
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		<title>Socializing is good for the brain</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/socializing-is-good-for-the-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/02/socializing-is-good-for-the-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Setrakian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research found that socializing could be just as important for the brain as completing more high-minded, intellectual tasks.  Read why, then go out with your friends and discuss.]]></description>
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		<title>Elderly women benefit more from social support than men</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/social_support_for_elderly_women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/social_support_for_elderly_women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erina Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gender Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A research study shows that elderly women benefit more from social support than men.  Read more and find out why it's important to show support to the woman you love. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;but you CAN buy an iPhone.</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/but-you-can-buy-an-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2008/01/but-you-can-buy-an-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Carter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Helliwell is quoted as saying: "People tend to overestimate the amount of satisfaction they will get from material things and underestimate the satisfaction they derive from human connections. That's one reason so many people choose a work environment that ends up making them miserable."  Is this why I don't need an iPhone?]]></description>
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		<title>Cainus Lupus vs. Gip: The relationship benefits of teasing</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2007/12/cainus-lupus-vs-gip-the-relationship-benefits-of-teasing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2007/12/cainus-lupus-vs-gip-the-relationship-benefits-of-teasing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gian Gonzaga</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Dacher Keltner, one of the worlds leading experts on teasing, proposes that teasing serves some very important social functions. Read more.]]></description>
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		<title>Surprising competition from your family over partners</title>
		<link>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2007/12/surprising-competition-from-your-family-over-partners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/2007/12/surprising-competition-from-your-family-over-partners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Setrakian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why your friends and family members go for the same partners you do?  Are they just trying to sabotage you or is the pickin' really that slim?  Turns out your "visual diet" may be the same; your familiarity with each other means you find the same people attractive.  Harvard researchers explain...]]></description>
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