from new research it appears that Maslow’s pyramid has been totally renovated to measure up to today’s values.  Apparently Mate Acquisition, Mate Retention & Parenting have become the high goals for all of us towards which to aim.  I’m having difficulty coming to terms with the results of the research.

It was discussed in PhysOrg’s post Maslow’s pyramid gets a much needed renovation :

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I love the magic of social media and virtual friends but nothing beats real life hugs from live friends to promote comfort & joy.  There is nothing better when stressed or ill than a professional massage or even a bit of a rub from someone who cares.  This equals the magic & healing power of touch.

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Carl Jung postulated the theory that our ‘other half’ dwells within us and that we look for that in the outer world when we have relationships with others. We project this ‘other half’ onto others but obviously our partners have to have some ‘hooks’ for our projections. When we find a good match for ourselves then this usually indicates that the ‘other’ more closely resembles our ‘other half’. If we have done a reasonable amount of work of self individuation, we can also see the ‘real person’ shining through our own projections. Our ‘other half’ exists within the psyche to trigger experiences that the Self can use to become whole or individuate. For online dating companies finding this secret in a formula or a data bank provides the key to becoming successful at matching couples. Although by the look of most of these sites, this is yet to be achieved successfully. What escapes them is the ‘human factor’ and this mystery which makes itself hard to be drilled down to a formula or databank probability.

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Are you dreaming of an emate? Looking at online dating sites only leads to more questions? Are they really gonna deliver your dream date – your emate?

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Today I’m going to do a review of Dateline’s Relationship Assessment – they call it ‘The Really Ultimate Relationship Test’. It’s basically a condensed Myers Briggs assessment (Jungian based) which they have purchased from testsonthenet.com. I’m pretty partial to Myers Briggs assessments, having been a Jungian therapist in a past life. However I’m not sure that there are enough questions to really give an accurate assessment. I have always been an ENF(Feeling)J however on Dateline I became a ENT(Thinking)J? Apart from enjoying the change from being a Feeling oriented person to being a Thinking oriented person, it makes me a little wary of this short assessment.

“A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.” Paul Valery

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