Mariah Purol, Union College - What Happens to Our Love Lives When the Rest of Life Gets Messy
Published: July 24, 2026
Duration: 2:30
On Union College Week: What happens to our love lives when the rest of life gets messy?
Mariah Purol, assistant professor of psychology, examines this.
Faculty Bio:
Mariah received her PhD in Social & Personality Psychology from Michigan State University in 2024. She is currently a faculty member in the Psychology department of Union College. Her work examines how both individuals’ and their partners’ characteristics influence their relationship satisfaction, life satisfaction, and well-being. To that end, she’s interested in how we create happy, satisfying lives as individuals (studying traits like gratitude and optimism), and as rel...