Feedback Loops
Self-reinforcing cycles where outcomes of behavior feed back into future behavior, strengthening either growth or problems over time.
What This Really Means
Feedback loops explain why small patterns compound: avoidance can reduce confidence, which increases avoidance; good repair can build trust, which increases openness.
In intimacy, loops can form around stress, rejection sensitivity, and reward expectations.
Seeing the loop helps people choose small, consistent interventions that shift the trajectory.
Examples
Avoiding initiation reduces sexual confidence and makes initiation even less likely
Regular check-ins increase clarity, which reduces conflict and improves desire
Anxiety leads to rushed sex, which reduces satisfaction and increases anxiety.
Common Misunderstandings
Tap each myth to reveal the reality
Feedback Loops is about self-reinforcing cycles where outcomes of behavior feed back into future behavior, strengthening either growth or problems over time, and it doesn’t imply that feedback loops mean nothing can change.
Feedback Loops isn’t the same as a personality trait, and it focuses on self-reinforcing cycles where outcomes of behavior feed back into future behavior, strengthening either growth or problems over time.
If a loop exists, the relationship can feel like doomed sometimes, but Feedback Loops refers to self-reinforcing cycles where outcomes of behavior feed back into future behavior, strengthening either growth or problems over time.
Feedback Loops points to self-reinforcing cycles where outcomes of behavior feed back into future behavior, strengthening either growth or problems over time, so you can fix loops with a single big conversation is a misunderstanding.
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Inside LoveIQ
We identify patterns related to Feedback Loops by analyzing responses in our assessment modules, helping you understand your unique relationship dynamics.
Sample visualization of a gap metric.
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