Well, according to this article in the LA Times (that veritable library of sound scientific research), it's...wait for it, waaaait for it.....being deluded about your partner.
And staying that way.
There are, apparently, limits to which your delusion should stretch - regarding your mate as a 9 in the looks department when they're actually a 2 isn't necessary, for example.
But fostering a positive view of them - not just at outset but on an ongoing basis - is good for them, it's good for you (but both of those are by the by, for the purposes of this particular bit of research), and it's good for the health and longevity of relationship. And that's the crux of the thing.
Rose-tinted spectacles all round, then, please!
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-mating-ideal-partner-20110725,0,1249843.story
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