Background
Human beings are hardwired to crave emotional connection, and healthy relationships require effective communication. But expressing emotions is never simply 'speaking your mind'-it often has a greater impact than we expect, can lead to greater understanding, or can inadvertently cause estrangement (Floyd, 2006) .
For young people in Hong Kong, the challenge is particularly stark. In fast-paced societies, emotional support from family and school is often inadequate, and romantic relationships become important spiritual anchors (Furman & Buhrmeister, 1992) . However, when two people expect each other to“Just be themselves,” but lack the tools to communicate, the relationship can easily fall into misunderstanding and exhaustion. This is our exhibition was created. It is not a traditional display of art, but an exploration of how to love better. We combine psychological research and interactive experiences to help young couples find healthier ways to communicate.
This Exhibition will help you to:
Become more aware of your own and your partner's unique love language
Better understand the use of the love language in everyday Life
Enhance the expression of love between you and your partner
Our Mission
Translate the code of love
▸ translating psychological theories into tangible interactive experiences
▸ uncovering the often overlooked emotional blind spots of urban life
Create an emotional workshop
▸ learning concrete expressions in the language of love through interactive experiences
▸ provide sustainable improvement tools such as the daily love language Challenge
Lowering the barriers to learning
▸ refuse to preach and use experiential design to allow communication skills to be learned naturally
Application of Psychological Theories – Affection Exchange Theory
An interactive exhibition based on Affection Exchange Theory
We're hardwired to“Trade Emotions.”
The emotional exchange theory, developed by psychologist Kory Floyd (2006) , tells us that expressing love is as natural as breathing. Everyone can communicate their feelings in three ways:
1 Spoken love (e. g. “I'm here”)
2 Love without words (such as a hug)
3 Make love secretly (e.g. by remembering your partner's favourite foods)
Why do we often“Love in the heart”?
Studies have found that Chinese groups (regardless of age) generally express less direct emotions than other cultures (Chen et al. , 2024; Halford et al. , 2017; Wu et al. , 2019) . This reticence can leave relationships underfed-relationship satisfaction, intimacy, and commitment decrease when less love is received than expected (Floyd, 2006; Gottman & Krokoff, 1989; Hesse et al. , 2016) .