Why We Go Off People Who Like Us

Though we long for certain people to like us, an odd thing can happen once they do. What is the origin of our strange coolness towards those who show enthusiasm for us? For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/H9Huhv FdfmNu FURTHER READING "Ostensibly we all want love – but oddly, one of the hardest things to do is not to hold it against someone when they do actually turn around and reciprocate our feelings. It can be immensely hard not to feel that those who offer us love are in some way weak, mistaken, needy, craven or defective – and to be left a little queasy by their warmth, repulsed by their wish to hold us and to caress our necks; by their tender words and their capacity to find minor things about us endearing..." You can read more on this and other topics on our blog TheBookofLife.org at this link: https://goo.gl/vMTskP MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: https://goo.gl/I3bkSo Watch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationships Do you speak a different language to English? Did you know you can submit Subtitles on all of our videos on YouTube? For instructions how to do this click here: https://goo.gl/a3Jw7f SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: FdfmNu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Ignatz Johnson Higham http://www.ignatzjohnson.com https://vimeo.com/user9691810 #TheSchoolOfLife