Want to feel loved? Penn State study finds all you need is this
- Researchers from Penn State published a 28-day study in 2025 showing that expressing love increases feelings of being loved over time.
- The study recruited 52 mostly White adults who reported on their love experiences up to six times daily using ecological momentary assessment.
- A separate University of Texas study found that text messages with emojis are seen as more emotionally responsive and boost relationship closeness and satisfaction.
- Marriage therapist Dr. Marisa T. Cohen emphasized the need to ensure that all parties understand an emoji in the same way, as people from various generations often use different emojis to convey their feelings.
- These findings indicate expressing love and using emojis deepen emotional intimacy and may offer practical ways to address growing social disconnection and loneliness.
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'Romeo and Juliet', 'Noa's Diary' or 'I Will Always Love You'... They are the name of films with a central theme: love. That unspeakable force that makes us fly the butterflies of the stomach and that drives us to do crazy things. That source of inspiration for poets, philosophers and artists. But what does science say about this strange phenomenon so universal?Like everything that corresponds to the field of study of psychology, in this article…
Want to Feel More Loved? Science Says Start Giving Love First
New research led by scientists at Penn State reveals that if you want to feel more loved in your daily life, the answer could be straightforward: start expressing love to others first. The post Want to Feel More Loved? Science Says Start Giving Love First appeared first on Study Finds.

Want to feel loved? Penn State study finds all you need is this
A new study reveals that performing small, everyday acts of love boosts feelings of being loved.
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