Are boys the ones who are prone to "seasickness" in relationships? British study: Men experience more pain after falling out of love
British research uses “big data” to analyze relationship problems, and up to 20% say their partners are “difficult to communicate”
Do you think it’s usually women who are easily heartbroken after a breakup? This judgment is actually not entirely accurate! The latest research from Lancaster University in the UK shows that when friendships or romantic relationships between men and women deteriorate, men are often more likely to feel emotional pain than women.
An international team of psychologists led by Lancaster University conducted the first big data and Natural Language Processing (NLP) analysis on the relationship between men and women. The study analyzed all issues related to “interpersonal relationships” from the posts posted by 184,000 anonymous netizens on the US website “Reddit” and tried to analyze their psychological characteristics from these posts. The researchers used statistical results to select the most frequently occurring topics in each post and the connections these posts established with each other.
The analysis results show that when people talk about the relationship between men and women, the most frequently mentioned theme is the “painful emotions” caused by falling in love, rather than the “lovelorn problem” itself. The most common themes include words like “heartache,” “breakup,” “crying,” and “heartbroken.” In these posts, “communication problems” have obviously troubled countless lovers. Nearly 20% of netizens said that they have difficulty communicating with their significant other; about 12-13% of netizens believe that they and their partners cannot trust each other.
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Contrary to the research team’s expected results, when it comes to painful emotions caused by breakup, men talk about it significantly more often than women. The lead author of the study, Charlotte. Charlottle Entwistle said that in general, society generally believes that men invest less in relationships or relationships, and this stereotype may not be completely accurate today.
Entwistle said that research data shows that when discussing relationship issues, men more often mention negative issues such as “heartache,” “regret,” and “heartbreak,” while women more often discuss issues with " Macro issues such as “finance”, “abuse”, “body” and “family affairs”. This phenomenon not only illustrates the differences between men and women in their views on relationships, but also highlights the amount of effort men put into a relationship, which is even greater than that of women.
Another study author, Ryan. Ryan Boyd pointed out that the development and progress of the “Internet” has made men more courageous to express their emotions. He believes that in the past, women were more likely to discover relationship problems than men and were willing to seek advice and psychological treatment from relatives and friends; men were not very willing due to face issues. Nowadays, the anonymity and privacy of online platforms have gradually broken this rule. Men are willing to accept emotional assistance, and in the virtual world, their willingness even exceeds that of women.
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The research team believes that this result has implications for both the overall society and the clinical environment. Entwistle said that a more accurate description of relationship problems between men and women would help people better understand why frustration and regret occur, and could avoid pointless arguments between partners and couples. More importantly, this study eliminates the stigma of “men asking for help” and shows that emotional problems are universal, and the probability of seeking help is the same for both men and women.
Boyd also believes that this study points out important directions for further research in the future. He said that in this study, researchers were able to use what people said online to create an extremely accurate description of the relationship problems they face in their daily lives. This enables researchers to use big data analysis technology to gain a deeper understanding of ongoing social behaviors or psychological issues, which is something that cannot be achieved with traditional research. The research team said that thanks to the advancement of artificial intelligence and natural language generation technology, it is expected that in the near future, these technologies will be more helpful in clarifying partnership or love issues.
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