# Couples psychology, one study at a time

Source page: https://underthebehavior.com/couples

Short videos on couples psychology. Each one is built on a real study about love, attraction or fights, with the paper named and linked.

Crushes, fights and date nights. Each Short is one real study. Tap a cover to watch.

## [Attachment Theory History](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g6Gt9QsIdAo)

## [Holding Hands Psychology](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1UDwZHcL6I)

## [How to React to Good News](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l7CVLX1SF0M)

## [Rose Tinted Glasses in Love](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/avDwkCyUBu0)

Only seeing their good side? Your friends think you've lost it.

Study: [Murray, Holmes and Griffin, 1996](https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.70.1.79)

## [Eye Contact Experiment](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9e2ggkhJFaY)

You looked away first. Again.

Study: [Kellerman, Lewis and Laird, 1989](https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-6566(89)90020-2)

## [Gottman Bids for Connection](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jT155U4DTLQ)

They said look at this. You said mm and didn't look up.

Study: [Driver and Gottman, 2004](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2004.00024.x)

## [Date Night Ideas for Couples, Tested in a Lab With Velcro](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XXtBbN35B7I)

Same show every Friday? A lab tried Velcro instead.

Study: [Aron and colleagues, 2000](https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.78.2.273)

## [Shaky Bridge Experiment](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ox8qOmYgAqs)

Wobbly bridge, and suddenly the stranger looks really cute.

Study: [Dutton and Aron, 1974](https://doi.org/10.1037/h0037031)

## [Why Couples Fight After a Bad Night's Sleep](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLlbmUaw2Gc)

You slept four hours, and now your partner wants to talk.

Study: [Gordon and Chen, 2014](https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550613488952)

[All couples Shorts on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdBZ89waldhI) Updated November 6, 2026

## Try one yourself
- [Stroop test Say the ink, not the word.](https://underthebehavior.com/tests/stroop-test)
- [Monty Hall simulator Stay or switch, 10,000 times.](https://underthebehavior.com/tests/monty-hall-simulator)
- [False memory test How many of 15 words can you recall?](https://underthebehavior.com/tests/false-memory-test)