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February 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) –Valentine’s Day is the
holiday that celebrates love, so be sure to show it because a new study
suggests love that’s lost causes the greatest regret of all.
Researchers report that people have stronger feelings of regret about
decisions involving romance and family than those involving work.
The findings underscore the importance of social relationships,
according to Neal Roese, a marketing professor at the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University, and his colleagues.
“Social relationships, we suggest, are the most pivotal component of
life regrets. Failed marriages, turbulent romances and lost time with
family may elicit regrets that last a lifetime,” the researchers wrote in
the study that appeared online Feb. 1 in Social Psychological and
Personality Science.
Regrets about social relationships are intense because they threaten a
person’s need to belong, noted a university news release. “Belonging, as a
core human motive, powerfully connects to well-being and mental health,”
the researchers wrote.
They conducted a series of five experiments, with participants ranging
from 108 to 549 men and women. Some focused on college students and others
on a representative sample of adult Americans. Studies involved rating
intensity of life regrets and connecting that with the social impact of
decisions.
Results suggested that love or other social decisions, such as ending a
relationship or being unfaithful, are more intense than those involving
work or nonsocial decisions such as quitting a job or dropping out of
college.
“What our research makes clear is that, while regrets are multifaceted
with diverse consequences, their social impact looms especially large,”
the researchers concluded. “Regrets can stem from love or work, but those
stemming from the former seem to be the toughest to overcome. The need to
belong is not just a fundamental human motive but a fundamental component
of regret.”
More information
Harvard Medical School explains the value of regret.
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