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Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

7-4-2026

Abstract

The Double Attraction Paradox is a podcast series that teaches adolescents how to navigate attraction through body language, limerence, and mirroring while understanding the psychology behind emotional connection. It is a manuscript that combines personal experience, observations, and research, inspired by Rem Jaen D. Krafft's high school crush. Not only does it provide a guide for teenagers and young adults, but it also encourages readers to better understand attraction, communication, and emotional development. The final chapter examines how peer pressure, traditional high school cliques, fear of rejection, and fear of intimacy may influence societal norms, emotional contagion, and relationship formation among adolescents.

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Companion Podcast: The Double Attraction Paradox is also available as a podcast series on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, where each chapter is presented in an audio format.

  1. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PZHNNZ2iY7aQFhfCN7XJJ?si=1d2742df21444306
  2. Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cc81bddd-0c6a-4114-813d-bdbf1c74b15d/the-double-attraction-paradox
  3. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-double-attraction-paradox/id1895659308
  4. YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1wue1_Mckqr7GrfVRB275IToNL9MuR1v&si=4zpAvd6tUrAhkwcl

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