Lifetime Lessons for Loving: From First Site to Forever
What’s the secret to a long-lasting, fulfilling relationship? How do you even get started in finding that special someone? From learning to present yourself online, to understanding how we perceive behavior on fist dates, to absorbing the sage advice of our nation’s eldest married couples, join us for a journey on the relationship timeline and learn what is takes to make it from romance’s beginnings to forever.
Hear relationship insights and advice from three field experts: Erika Ettin ’03 (Founder, alittlenudge.com & online dating consultant), Dr. Marisa Cohen ’06 (Assistant Professor, St. Francis College & Founder of the Self-Awareness and Bonding Lab), and Dr. Karl Pillemer (Professor, College of Human Ecology & author of 30 Lessons for Loving). Featuring presentations, panel discussion, and Q&A. Enjoy Valentine’s Day inspired hors d’oeuvres and drinks.
Erika Ettin is the Founder of A Little Nudge, a consulting company that helps people navigate the world of online dating and the author of Love at First Site: Tips & Tales for Online Dating Success from a Modern-Day Matchmaker. Ettin studied economics at Cornell University and received her MBA from Georgetown’s Evening Program in 2009. She started A Little Nudge in April of 2011 (after a seven-year career at Fannie Mae as an economist). She has worked with over 500 clients and is responsible for many relationships, marriages, and the confidence some people simply need to “get out there.”
Dr. Marisa T. Cohen obtained a B.S. in Biology and Society from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with a concentration in Learning, Development, and Instruction from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. Francis College in Brooklyn and the Director of the Self-Awareness and Bonding Lab (SABL). Her research focuses on peoples' perceptions of love and infidelity. Dr. Cohen is also an active contributor to ScienceofRelationships.com and often presents guest lectures on her relationship science research and its application to everyday life.
Dr. Karl Pillemer is the Director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and the Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of Human Development and a Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell. Pillemer also directs the Cornell Legacy Project and is author of the books 30 Lessons for Living and 30 Lessons for Loving. His major interests center on human development over the life course, with a special emphasis on family and social relationships in middle age and beyond. Pillemer's current research projects span his interests in aging and the family, long-term and palliative care, developing effective models for translational research, and studies of elder wisdom. His research is funded by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute for Nursing Research, and a variety of foundation sources.
6:30-8:30pm. $10 for Members, $20 for non-Members includes cocktail reception and discussion. Advance reservations required by Monday, February 8th, at which time they are considered final sale. Copies of Erika Ettin’s Love at First Site: Tips and Tales for Online Dating Success from a Modern-Day Matchmaker and Dr. Karl Pillemer’s 30 Lessons for Living and 30 Lessons for Loving will be available for purchase at the event.
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