I bet you didn’t think that that love undergoes the same rules as economy does. Thanks to Ben Stein - a well-known economist - we can make our relationships work using some of his advice published by New York Times.
- The amount of love you get out of a relationship is equal to the amount of time and devotion you invest in it. If you’re getting back less than you put into your relationship –it’s time to cut your losses and move on.
- High-quality bonds yield more return than junk bonds. It’s the same with relationships. High-quality people are more likely to be kind, supportive, and care about your well-being. While “junk people” are more likely to let you down, and will probably never change.
- Research pays off. Pay attention to how your date treats people, like waiters and valet parking attendants. If you don’t like their attitude, be careful. Once they stop trying to impress you, they’re going to treat you badly too.
- Long-term investment pays off. Don’t jump from one relationship to another every time something goes wrong. Be patient and invest some time in you relationship. In this way you will be able to build a happy, long-term relationship!
- Have a dog or many dogs or cats in your life. These are your anchors to windward and your unfailing source of love.
Ben Franklin summed it up well. In times of stress, the three best things to have are an old dog, an old wife and ready money. How right he was.