Feel The Spark Missing In The Relationship? Retail Therapy Might Be The Answer, Says New Study

Ever felt jealous about the attention your partner was giving to someone else? Trying retail therapy! Buying eye-catching T-shirts or dresses may help you gain love back in your life. A new study has suggested that feelings of jealously may motivate people to buy things that were more likely to recapture the attention of their partner.

The findings showed that feelings of jealousy increases the desire for buying eye-catching products -- such as a bright colored coat instead of a dull-colored one, or a T-shirt with a big logo design versus a low-key design. “We believe that this effect is not just restricted to jealousy in romantic relationships. Children can be jealous of a sibling’s relationship with their parents or workers might be jealous of a colleague’s close relationship with a supervisor,” said Xun (Irene) Huang, professor at Nan-yang Technological University in Singapore.