Jessica Kamrath, CSUF assistant professor of human communication studies.
News — Jessica Kamrath, who teaches a course on the at Cal State Fullerton, says there are ways to create happiness on Valentine's Day that don’t require being in a romantic relationship.
“If we can reframe our focus on all of the loving relationships we do have — our friends, our parents, our siblings, our co-workers, our dogs (yes those fur babies count) and more — then we realize that love is much more complex and encompassing of all our human connections,” said Kamrath, assistant professor of .
Kamrath shared tips and tricks on how to make Valentine's Day about more than being involved in romantic relationships.
Kamrath said: “Think of someone you admire, someone you want to be in a ‘collaborative work of art’ with or someone with whom you already are, and nurture that relationship by showing affection or a small act of kindness.
“Research also suggests that acts of kindness and showing affection are connected to happiness — not only for the other person but also for the person doing the act of kindness or showing affection.
“We intentionally create happiness through our communication behaviors, acts and intentions — we don’t ‘get’ happiness from someone else.
“We can intentionally cultivate human connection and we can nurture those connections in a number of ways that are connected to happiness, such as acts of kindness, compassion, showing affection and more.”
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