Introduction Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger talks about the discoveries of a 75-year case study, called the Grant Study, on human happiness. On the Ted stage he explains how what gives long-term fulfillment to people, more than anything else, is connection (2015). Connecting on an intimate level and having meaningful relationships is essential to having a significant life and being human. Some research suggests that this connection that we all seek is more accessible to better looking people. Social exchange theory is an idea conceived by George Homons, that suggests that most relationships are continued based on a weighing of costs and benefits (Cherry, 2015). If a cost is very high and the benefits appear to be low, then we may cut that relationship off, or make some sort of change. The prisoner’s dilemma is a concept of social exc...
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