Psychologists Say These 36 Questions Can Lead To Love And Increase Closeness In Couples
The “36 questions that lead to love” is a study done by a group of psychologists who wanted to improve intimacy and closeness in interpersonal relationships.
Back in 1997, psychologist Arthur Aron wanted to figure out how to get strangers to become close and intimate with each other. While articles may claim his exercise can lead anyone to “fall in love,” Aron writes that the 36 questions are a “practical methodology for creating closeness in an experimental context" – so while it may or may not help strangers fall in love immediately, it’s still a great tool to help you get closer to someone. In fact, the original study reported greater feelings of closeness between strangers who participated. Additional studies show that it helped undergraduates grow fonder of each other and they felt more socially integrated after the exercise.