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Since the break up you've been wishing and hoping that you'd get a sign from the universe suggesting that your ex boyfriend wants you back, right? It's understandable. You still love him and you feel that the break up was a mistake. Unfortunately, your ex seems to have moved on without much thought about what you'd like. But now you've heard from his friend. It can't just be an innocent gesture, could it? The friend must have been sent to check on you by your ex. At least that's what your broken heart is trying to tell you. Sadly, I'm here to tell you something very different. The fact that a friend of your ex has made contact means very little in the big picture. In fact, don't be surprised to learn that your ex had absolutely nothing to do with it. When a break up occurs it affects ev...

Looking out for number one has been important for survival for as long as there have been human beings. But self-interest isn’t the only trait that helped people win at evolution. Groups of individuals who were predisposed to cooperate, care for each other and uphold social norms of fairness tended to survive and expand relative to other groups, thereby allowing these prosocial motivations to proliferate. So today, concern for oneself and concern for others both contribute to our sense of fairness. Together they facilitate cooperation among unrelated individuals, something ubiquitous among people but uncommon in nature. A critical question is how people balance these two motivations when making decisions. We investigate this question in our work at the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab...

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My Ex Boyfriend’s Friend Contacted Me! What This Really Means

Human Nature Means You’re Both Selfish And Selfless