Donald Dutton

Now, our brains aren't really reliable here.

In 1974, Donald Dutton and Arthur Aaron published a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Men who had just crossed a high, frightening suspension bridge showed more attraction toward a woman that they met on the other end than men who had crossed a low, stable one.

Their bodies were stirred up for one reason, and they attributed it to another.

It's not synonymous with a difficult relationship.

The whole concept of trauma bonding is... is based in the work of Donald Dutton and Susan Painter.

And what they looked at was emotional attachments that develop in abusive relationships, especially when there's a power differential.

and intermittent patterns of reinforcement.