up:: Concepts MOC
The Michelangelo Effect explains the phenomenon when each partner in a couple forge or sculpt each other into a better version of themselves. We often see this in pop-movies when a girl improves the guy’s style while the guy, for example, makes the girl pursue her dream job or hobby. Overall, it is a mutually positive reinforcement that benefits both of them.
You are the average of your friends around you. Which means that we all are influenced by people around us, but it’s your partner who often has the greatest impact on you.
A healthy relationship is one in which you flourish as a human being. Furthermore, you can always be yourself without being forced to go against your core values and identity.
- I agree. It’s better to thrive in a relationship rather than deteriorate into an unknown state.