1. People Who Are In Love Have Chemical Similarities With People With OCD
Studies show that people at an
early stage of love have lower levels of serotonin, which is associated with
feelings of happiness and well-being, and higher levels of cortisol, associated
with stress. This is strikingly similar to those people who have
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which explains why we act so out of character
when we fall for someone. It works the other way around as well – people
with lower levels of serotonin fall in love and get into sexual relationships
quicker than others. Check out this vivacious video that
explains the theory.
The triangular theory of love suggest
a clear formula for the components of different kinds of love. There are three
kinds of love that are a product of two different pairs of basic components:
romantic love = passion + intimacy, companionate love = intimacy + commitment,
and fatuous love = passion + commitment. Of course, the truest and strongest of
all is consummate love, which consists of all three components.
Research shows that long-term couples with deep, strong connections can successfully soothe each other in stressful situations or when one of them experiences pain simply by holding hands.
When you fall for someone you probably won’t be able to avoid the butterflies flying, dancing and fooling around in your stomach. They’re caused by adrenaline, which floods your body during flight-or-fight response situations.
2. Thinking Of Love And Sex Influences Creativity And Concrete Thinking, Respectively
Research
based on the construal level theory found
out that reminders of love influence more abstract and creative thinking
because they are associated with more distant and abstract considerations –
long-term relationships, devotion, commitment and intimacy. Reminders of sex
trigger concrete thinking, making a person focus more on momentary details than
on long-term plans or goals.
3. Attachment + Caring + Intimacy = Perfect Love
4. Holding A Loved One’s Hand Relieves Pain And Stress
Research shows that long-term couples with deep, strong connections can successfully soothe each other in stressful situations or when one of them experiences pain simply by holding hands.
5. Butterflies In The Stomach Are Real And They’re Actually Caused by Adrenaline
When you fall for someone you probably won’t be able to avoid the butterflies flying, dancing and fooling around in your stomach. They’re caused by adrenaline, which floods your body during flight-or-fight response situations.
6. Love Is Really All That Matters
A marvelous 75-year long study, which was conducted by
a group of Harvard researchers, has shown that love is really all that matters.
The participants’ lifelong experiences revealed that happiness and life
fulfillment revolved around love or simply searching for love.