Psychology Blog

Last year, I was honored to be a finalist in the 2007 Weblog Awards in the Individual Blogger category. I didn’t win, but it was a lot of fun to be included.

This year’s voting is now open.  I’ve yet to check out all the contestants (this is a great way to find new blogs to read), but our friend John Grohol’s World of Psychology is a finalist in the Medical/Health category. Good luck to John!

You can vote once a day–Vote early and often!

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It’s true that marriages are made in heaven but celebrated on earth, but celebrating it either in the form of a love marriage or an arranged marriage is by chance. The young generation is nowadays more inclined towards love marriage than the arranged marriage with a stranger. Read on to know about the pros and cons of love marriage.

Be it love marriage or an arranged marriage, both have their own advantages and disadvantages. The sole remedy to make it last for longer is trust and commitment. Love marriage is done by own choice and chances for disadvantages seem less but this is not the truth.

Those couples who go for love marriages often don’t get family support and even their relatives don’t approve of their marriage. The worst disadvantage of such a marriage is an early break up, as both partners who were in love with each other before the marriage feel lack of freedom.

On the other hand, one of the best advantages of a love marriage is that it gives you the freedom to choose your own partner. In love marriages, couples tend to feel more secured and comfortable as they know the other person well and are also aware of his or her strengths and weaknesses.

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Merits and Demerits of Love marriage

In our ongoing discussions of Cacioppo and Patrick’s Loneliness, our daughter Kristin shared some of her thoughts about the disconnect experienced by soldiers, particularly as they deploy and return home again.

Kristin gave a radio interview about the topic:

click to listen to the interview

Our friends at Ashworth University, which serves many students in the military, also found the interview interesting.

Although our experience can hardly compare with that of soldiers stationed abroad, we are missing our Kristin this holiday season. There is a distinct sense of guilt as we enjoy the comforts we have here, knowing that she is in a very different place. We are making long lists of things to do when she returns for the 2009 holiday season. We send packages of homemade goodies and warm socks and even a guitar, hoping to make her deployment a little more comfortable. We luck out on occasion and grab a quick chat with her on Facebook (the time difference is a bit challenging).

Kristin uses some rare downtime to practice her guitar playing

I thought it was a very nice touch to receive a handwritten Christmas card from Kristin’s superior officers. I’m sure these guys are plenty busy, and have families of their own that they were missing, but we really appreciated their taking the time to do this.

Not all soldiers have families who can step forward and help, and it’s just so important that all feel appreciated and supported.  If you want to help soldiers, here are some places to start:

Soldiers’ Angels

This site’s motto is “May No Soldier Go Unloved.” If you want to get involved in supporting the troops, this site gives you many ways to do so.

The USO

West Point Parents

This site has a lot of useful links about everything from how to store a vehicle for 12 months to advice about how to interact with a soldier home on mid-tour leave.

Yes, many of us are facing challenges–financial and otherwise–but these seem trivial compared to the challenges facing soldiers. As Cacioppo and Patrick point out, “extending ourselves” will make us feel better, too!

This is the largest yellow ribbon formation so far–can you beat it?

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Loneliness and Deployed Soldiers

Though, wise people say that it’s good to be a morning person, but not all of us are morning persons. This doesn’t mean that being a night person you are at some fault, there are some benefits that being nocturnal in the life of those who enjoy staying up at night.

Mostly, due to the body’s internal clock, many people become night people and are unable to sleep at night. Apart from this, the growing call center era, where employees are required to work in late night shifts is also making many people nocturnal. Being a night person is not a crime, read on the following benefits of being one.

If you are a night person, you can enjoy night shopping at many malls that are usually crowded during daytime. You can also surf the net faster during midnight when the traffic is down on the net. Another great benefit of being a night person is that you get to enjoy late night parties without feeling sleepy.

You will be surprised to know that some great personalities like James Joyce, P.B. Shelley, Winston Churchill, Elvis Presley and Keith Richards were also night people.

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Are you a Night Person?