How Much Money is LOVE Worth?

SOURCES:

music: http://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow

Triangular theory of love: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_theory_of_love

Measuring passionate love paper: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~elaineh/71.pdf

Limerence (great article if you want to nerd-out about love): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence

Easy to print PLS: http://www.elainehatfield.com/Passionate%20Love%20Scale.pdf

Value of first hearing “I love you” from someone: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/19/victoria-coren-brainjuicer-lottery-study

Value of being married: http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/10/magazine/magbr_valentines_loveandmoney_0502/

GDP vs. Other Stuff: http://www.freakonomics.com/2008/04/25/the-economics-of-happiness-part-6-delving-into-subjective-well-being/

Love vs. GDP: http://www.freakonomics.com/2008/02/14/the-macroeconomics-of-love-a-valentines-day-analysis/

Hedonic Treadmill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

Another great article on the Hedonic Treadmill: http://money.howstuffworks.com/gross-national-happiness2.htm

$$$ vs. happiness: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5174

Marriage and life expectancy: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1351287/Marriage-key-better-life-Study-finds-tying-knot-means-improved-health-longer-life-expectancy.html?ITO=1490

GDP and life expectancy: http://tinyurl.com/79sksjh

Vasopressin / Oxytocin LA Times article: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/08/health/la-he-love8-2010feb08

BONUSES:

article about scientifically finding the happiest man in America: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/weekinreview/06happy.html?_r=2

Gallup / Healthways well-being index: http://www.well-beingindex.com/

Value of a human: http://www.humanforsale.com/

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