Love is science. Warm, fuzzy, adorable science.
Originally appeared at BuzzFeed
1. Like sex and hunger, the urge to fall in love is primitive and biological.
2. And falling in love has similar neurological effects as a cocaine high.
3. Consciously trying to keep a new relationship secret heightens romantic feelings for each other.
4. When two strangers are forced to talk and maintain eye contact for a while, it can make them fall in love.
“In an experiment, strangers of the opposite sex were put in a room together for 90 minutes where they talked about intimate details and then stared into each other’s eyes without talking. Many felt a deep attraction for each other, and two married each other six months later.”
5. Statistically, men are quicker than women to say “I love you” in relationships.
6. And studies report that men are also more emotionally affected when relationships end.
7. Heartache is real too; being rejected sparks strong activity in the parts of the brain associated with physical pain.
8. Men who kiss their wives in the morning are said to live five years longer than men who don’t.
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I guess I am an outlier. I told my fiance I loved him after we’d been dating for about a week. I’ve always been a terrible hopeless romantic but aside from the gender variations nothing in that list is particularly surprising. I know that I am a collection of chemical reactions and so I try to enjoy it, both the pain and the pleasure. I’ve long been aware that I have a drive to fall in love and that it’s almost a conscious choice that I make in the early stages of a relationship. I’ve gotten hurt because of it… Read more »
So much easier than writing or reading sentences.
Less of this please.
Finally?!Someone puts love back where it belongs,in the brain.All of the talk in culture of love and other emotions residing in the heart is odd and completely false.And when this notion,that our cultural obsession with romantic love is unrealistic, folks become unhinged.Romantic love is like crack for lovers and a total distraction from what’s real, significant and holds relationships together.I think numbers,2,5 and 6,if and when the information reaches critical mass,could change how men and women percieve love.I believe men do suffer more emotionally over breakups.That is certainly true of divorce.More men suffer depression and commit suicide after divorce than… Read more »
Morning breath? I know I hate morning s.x. One of my favorite lovers did too. So, to test the hypothesis, Years = a + morning kiss + BX + CX + DX +… +e?