The childhood and love life connection

The childhood and love life connection

    Iinterpersonal experiences of an individual as an infant can predict his behaviour in romantic relationships as an adult, according to a new US study.
    “Your experiences with your mother during the first 12 to 18 months of life predict your behaviour in romantic relationships 20 years later,” said psychologist Jeffry A Simpson.
    Simpson explained that what happens to you as a baby affects the adult you become. It’s not such a new idea for psychology – but solid evidence for it has been lacking till now.
    In a study on 75 children of lowincome mothers – from birth into their early 30s, including their close friends and romantic partners – the researchers investigated the links between mother-infant relationships and later love partnerships.
    The study showed that the ability to trust, love, and resolve conflict with loved ones starts in childhood – way earlier than one generally imagines.
    The research also showed that while those attitudes can change with new relationships, introspection, and therapy, in times of stress, old patterns often reassert themselves.
    The mistreated infant becomes the defensive arguer, the baby whose mother was attentive and supportive works through problems, secure in the goodwill of the other person, the report said. P