I’m all for making the little changes in life; lemon water in the morning, reducing my caffeine intake (no mean feat) or simply just getting an early night.
But what if changing just one simple thing in your relationship could make you less stressed, more rested and increase your intimacy?
You can even try it tonight.
Researchers in Oregon discovered by simply chatting about good news together in the evenings you can reduce your stress levels which can, in turn, reduce your risk of age-related diseases.
Social Psychologist from Gonzaga University, Sarah Arpin, who was part of the study, said that positive pillow talk has been linked to overall studies that show how important it is to share snippets of good news with your partner just before bed.
In relationship research, this is called ‘capitalisation’ and it is most important to share some positive chats together especially about something that happened within the last 24 hours – a good gym session, some happy news or an achievement at work.
The research which focused on military couples will be presented at the 2017 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention.
WE say that these researchers obviously never factored in having a 3-year-old lying across your head while you tried to catch some zzzz’s while mentally making shopping lists for the next day.
Pillow talk, schmillow talk.
