EPISODE · Apr 29, 2022 · 5 MIN
Episode 148: Relationships and the concept of the game
from PsycHacks · host Orion Taraban
If a game is anything with rules and a goal, then relationships are a game. We know there is a goal, because we want things from other people. And we know there are rules, because we can't act however we want to get whatever we want. In this episode, I'll respond to the most common negative reaction to the conceptualization of relationships as a game: that "game playing" is "immature" and "manipulative." My rebuttal is that you can't not play, and that "maturity" and "honesty" are as much "game playing" strategies as their opposites. #game #relationships #attraction
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If a game is anything with rules and a goal, then relationships are a game. We know there is a goal, because we want things from other people. And we know there are rules, because we can’t act however we want to get whatever we want. In this episode, I’ll respond to the most common negative reaction to the conceptualization of relationships as a game: that ”game playing” is ”immature” and ”manipulative.” My rebuttal is that you can’t not play, and that ”maturity” and ”honesty” are as much ”game playing” strategies as their opposites. #game #relationships #attraction
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