Happy Endings Lead to Bad Decisions

Humans are so strongly inclined toward happy endings that we often make poor decisions based on recent experiences while discounting earlier ones. Jess stopped by The Morning Show to discuss how these new research findings can be applied to dating and relationships. She also weighs in on the reasons why Millenials are opting to stay single for longer. 

From EurekAlert:

"The study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, supports the idea that the 'banker's fallacy' - focusing on immediate growth at the expense of longer-term stability that would produce better results - is intuitive in the way many of us make quick decisions.

People's natural inclination towards a 'happy ending' means that we often ascribe greater value to experiences than they are worth, say researchers, meaning that we end up overvaluing experiences with a final uptick over those that taper at the last minute, despite being of equal or even lesser overall value, and making...

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Can Your Relationship Affect Your Work Life?

Support from your partner is one thing, conscientiousness is another. To have stability at home and in the workplace all depends on how conscientious your partner is. A partner who is conscientious boosts your productivity at work, lowers your stress levels and most importantly, exemplifies good behavior. Check out Jess' full analysis of a conscientious partner in the video below. Catch Jess every Tuesday morning at 8am on the Global Morning Show with Liza and Jeff!

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Does Love at First Sight Actually Exist?

On this segment of the Global Morning Show, Jess examines the two themes of "love at first sight" - lust and attachment. What separates the two is the ability and willingness to commit. She also looks at the idea of everlasting love, and what changes it can have on a long-term couple from a mental standpoint. Tune in every Tuesday morning at 8am on the Global Morning Show with Jess, Liza and Jeff!

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VIDEO: How does your hometown affect your chances of marriage?

Jess joins Liza and Jeff every Tuesday on GlobalTV's The Morning Show to discuss the latest research related to love, sex and relationships. This week, they discuss research related to gender equality in hunter-gatherer societies and Jess underscores that equality was an evolutionary/survival imperative. They also explore the results of study that examined the connection between your hometown and your odds of getting married by the age of thirty.

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Is Today's Hook-Up Culture All Talk?

Is the millennial generation's hook up culture really just a myth? Jess compares sex, relationships, acceptance and openness between today's older and younger generations. With today's youth, paranoia isn't such a bad thing. It's better to be safe than sorry. Catch all of this and more in the video below and tune in with Jess every Tuesday morning to Global TV's The Morning Show.

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VIDEO: Tiger & Lindsey Break Up. How Can Busy Couples Make It Work?

In light of Woods and Vonn's breakup, Jess shares specific tips for maintaining a happy relationships despite our hectic lifestyles. Check out the video or read through the quick summary below.

Tips for busy couples:

1. Say "no" to social and professional commitments when you can. Ask yourself if commitments and their expected outcomes will matter to you when you're 88 years old. If not, say "no" and divert the time toward the person (or people) who will matter at the age of 88.

2. Block off time to be alone and be sure to write it down in your agendas. Some of the busiest couples in the world schedule one weekend alone per month 6 months in advance without exception. You can do it too. If they run into conflicts (e.g. weddings), they pull out their agendas and reschedule to ensure that 12 weekends per year are reserved for one another.

3. Travel together for business once in awhile. Add one day to your business trip for pleasure.

4. Learn to "speak" one another's Love Languages so...

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Can we learn anything from TV couples?

As she does each and every Tuesday, Dr. Jess joins Liza, Rosey, Chris and Liam to chat about this week's hot relationship, love and dating topics. This week, we discuss Mad Men, House of Cards, The Mindy Project and what we can learn from on-screen couples.

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Managing Money in Your Marriage

Jess sits down with The Morning Show crew on Global Television and shares insights and advice on dealing with money issues in relationships.

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How Often Do Happy Married Couples Have Sex?

A new study suggests that there is a magic number in terms of sexual frequency in order to maintain a happy marriage. Jess weighs in on this topic on Global TV's The Morning Show. Watch the video below and catch her every week on air on Tuesdays at 7:20am.

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What your Facebook says about your relationship

Dr. Jess on The Morning Show 

Dr. Jess visited The Morning Show as she does every Wednesday morning, to discuss a recent study about what your Facebook says about your relationship, as well as the “ideal” man/woman.

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