Revenge, Bitter or Sweet? Both, It Turns Out
Admit it. We've all had those moments where we'd like the friend who didn't invite us to her party get the stomach flu, right? Well, maybe it's just me. But a new study says that revenge really is not so sweet. I had a work friend who said don't get revenge, get even. Yeah, she screwed me a couple of times, too. But despite popular consensus that “revenge is sweet,” years of experimental research have suggested otherwise, finding that revenge is seldom as satisfying as we anticipate and often leaves the avenger less happy in the long run, according to newswise.com. Now, new research from Washington University in St. Louis is adding a twist to the science of revenge, showing that our love-hate relationship with this dark desire is indeed a mixed bag, making us feel both good and bad, for reasons we might not expect. “We show that people express both positive and negative feelings about revenge, such that revenge isn’t bitter, nor sweet, but both