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J Posit Psychol . Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 17. Published in final edited form as: J Posit Psychol. 2006 Apr;1(2):93–106. doi: 10.1080/17439760500510569 Nice to know you: Positive emotions, self–other overlap, and complex understanding in the formation of a new relationship CHRISTIAN E WAUGH CHRISTIAN E WAUGH 1 University of Michigan, USA Find articles by CHRISTIAN E WAUGH 1 , BARBARA L FREDRICKSON BARBARA L FREDRICKSON 1 University of Michigan, USA Find articles by BARBARA L FREDRICKSON 1 Author information Copyright and License information 1 University of Michigan, USA Pr

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