The authors hypothesized that thinking about the absence of a positive event from one's life would improve affective states more than thinking about the presence of a positive eventSo if you want to be happy, don't think about how you met the love of your life, think about what life would be like had you not met them.
Update: Penelope thinks she overemphasizes happiness and has decided to dump it as a topic for posting. However if you read her here, you might get happy.
Other things you didn't know about happiness research here.
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