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by Cool Water on November 17th, 2006

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Why does my boyfriend, who is 38 years old, talk like a baby to me when he is showing affection? I wuv you, instead of I love you?

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  • by Eli Jerusalem on January 2nd, 2007

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    Many people, when they are deeply emotionally involved in something, behave by reverting to their earliest experiences in that same emotional state. Thus, someone whose primary experience in communicating with another in a closely affectionate relationship was when they spoke "baby talk" with their parent(s) or sibling(s), is likely to revert to that style of communication when experiencing a similar affection with others.

    Another example of this reversional behavior under emotional load is stuttering - a person stressed about speaking will try to speak as they did when under great stress - trying to learn how to speak. This is why many of the treatments for stuttering focus on altering the stutterer's emotions when speaking, rather than the mechanics of moving their lips and tongues.

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