The theory of love languages, coined by baptist preacher Gary Chapman in a book which was written over 30 years ago, is ubiquitous on the Internet and IRL. The phrase is often used in conversations about love. Sometimes TikTok quizzes have been dedicated to the question, and apps like hinge have concocted romantic theories all based on the idea. But the idea of love languages may be largely unfounded, with little empirical backing. That according to a new paper from researchers at the University of Toronto and York University
Blair Redmond
@blairbearing · 2:09
I figured it was probably created by someone that I didn't agree with their politics, but a lot of things in this world are created by people that we don't agree with their politics, and some things we have no choice but to utilize. That's something that obviously I did not have to utilize, nor did I have to take the time to do, but I did
Blair Redmond
@blairbearing · 1:09
And lastly, it just speaks overall to the fact that people just run with a lot of things that they see online without doing research. I mean, reality is I've probably done that once or twice in my life even though I have a history background and you have to research everything and cross check and fact check and do all these things a million times over. But that is the larger problem