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If you are struggling to find the love of your life it might pay to take a good, hard look at yourself, new research has revealed.According to scientists at Ohio State University, those who remain true to themselves enjoy more success in the dating stakes, thanks to their consistency and honesty.
The study of 62 couples at the college revealed, through a set of thorough questionnaires, that those men and women who viewed themselves objectively were better equipped to become intimate (in the emotional sense, obviously) with their partner.
And that's not all.
It seems the consistency and self-confidence of one partner quickly rubbed off on the other, leading to "healthy relationship behaviours" and a happier partnership.
Lead author, Professor Amy Brunell, wrote in the journal Personality and Individual Differences: "If you're true to yourself, it is easier to act in ways that build intimacy in relationships, and that's going to make your relationship more fulfilling."
Apparently Shakespeare was no fool when he wrote "this above all: to thine ownself be true".
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