Love and intimacy are connected to creativity.

It encourages optimism, broadens your thinking, and encourages cooperation and compromise.

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Yet breakups make for much better songwriting opportunities

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When speaking to their lovers face-to-face, women frequently feel more adored and in love. For men, however, it is working, playing, or speaking side by side that has the desired effect.

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The heartbeats of lovers synchronize.

When two people are connected to devices that track their heart rates and breathing patterns, their heart rates and breathing patterns synchronize.

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For how long? Were they tested not seeing each other? Did they know what the study was about or was this a blind study? Source?

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Mirroring each other’s actions is a sign of attraction.

When someone mimics your voice, speech patterns, and nonverbal conduct subtly, this is known as mirroring. This is a method of finding out someone's level of interest. If others like you, even subconsciously, they will mimic your actions.

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I've found this also goes for texting patterns... Me and my best friend text the same way after texting daily for over a year, and she and I both started using different texting slangs and emojis when we got long distance relationships. Crazy how that works 😂

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Women's brains respond more to romantic cues on a full stomach than an empty one.

A study indicated that young women with and without a history of dieting responded to romantic images in reward-related neural regions of the brain more strongly when they had eaten than when they were hungry.

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Brains respond to EVERYTHING more when we're not hungry.

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Women are more attracted to men with a strong sense of humour – they associate this trait with honesty and intelligence.

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Or, you know, we just like to LAUGH, because Serotonin is one hell of a drug

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The longest marriage recorded lasted 86 years.

On May 13, 1924, Herbert Fisher and Zelmyra Fisher got married. At the time of Mr. Fisher's death on February 27, 2011, they had been wed for 86 years and 290 days.

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They could've rounded UP!

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True love helped a commoner become the Queen of Norway.

Norway's King Harald V swore never to wed again until he could wed the daughter of a cloth merchant, the woman he truly loved.

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Awe! Now, I want to know how they met!!!

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Viking husbands gift cats to their brides before the wedding.

This was all done to honor the goddess of love Freyja. Legend says that Freyja rode a chariot lead by cats. Kittens were sometimes given to new brides as an essential part of setting up a new household.

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I vote we bring this concept back please. Best wedding present ever.

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The frequency of headaches is halved when you're in love.

When volunteers with persistent headaches were given a spray containing the "love hormone," researchers found that 50% of participants said their headache pain was reduced by half after four hours and another 27% reported no pain at all during the same period.

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the... "love hormone"... yeah. This sounds highly scientific and trustworthy

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Feeling loved in everyday life linked with improved well-being.

Researchers find that people who experience higher 'felt love' also have significantly higher levels of psychological well-being, which includes feelings of purpose and optimism, compared to those who had lower felt love scores

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Holding hand of the one you love will calm you down and reassure your nervous state of mind.

We look for signs that we are togerther. When those signals are absent, our bodies enter an alert state that sets off a stress reaction. Our bodies and brains can unwind and turn their attention to other issues once we notice those signs.

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Petting my cat is also calming. Just saying.

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Recovering from a break-up is similar to kicking an addiction.

The areas of the brain that lit up after a breakup were also those linked to addiction to cocaine and nicotine, to physical discomfort and anguish, and to connection.

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I believe this. I am addicted to my husband. Especially his smell. Sometimes I just bury my nose in his neck and inhale. Sounds creepy when I write it out like that. lol. I cant imagine ever having to give up my daily fix of him.

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Being cuddled is healthy.

Because it is released when people cuddle or form social bonds, oxytocin is also referred to as the "cuddle hormone" or the "love hormone."

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I love to cuddle!

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Intense eye contact can make you fall in love.

In a study, it was discovered that two minutes of eye contact between two people who had never had sex before might sometimes generate intense feelings for one another.

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Big Bang theory did an episode on this

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Attraction can be obsessive and is known as 'Obsessive Love Disorder'.

OLD refers to a condition where you become obsessed with one person you think you may be in love with. You might feel the need to protect your loved one obsessively, or even become controlling of them as if they were a possession.

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Ha, so that's what 95% of love stories are about.

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Couples that watch romance movies together have lower divorce rates.

Discussing the romantic movies after watching them reduced divorce rates for those couples from 24% to 11% after three years.

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I don't watch romance pics. Not going to watch them with a partner either.

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Love reduces chronic pain.

According to Arthur Aron, PhD, “It turns out that the areas of the brain activated by intense love are the same areas that drugs use to reduce pain."

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Men fall in love more quickly than women do.

Responses from 172 college students indicated that although both men and women believe that women will fall in love and say “I love you” first in a relationship, men reported falling in love earlier and expressing it earlier than women reported.

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I said I love you first and I’m the girl… so he said it back like 2 minutes after shock and joy, it was cute

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The source of the word "love" has Indo-European root "leubh," which roughly translates to "to care" or "to desire". Words like the Latin lubet, "it pleases," and the Sanskrit lubhyati, "he desires," are derived from this origin. English words like "libido" and "belief," which are linked to the word "love," also descended from the root *lebuh.

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Hugging your significant other instantly reduces stress.

Interpersonal touch can boost a hormone called oxytocin and also affect our endogenous opioid system.

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Different parts of the brain are activated by love and lust.

According to research, specific portions of the brain, especially those traditionally linked to pleasure from food or sex, light up with lust.

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Therefore sex with body chocolate with the person you love creates a disco.

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It takes work to be compassionate, and it modifies your brain's chemistry.

By decreasing the activation of our fear centers and increasing the activity of brain regions associated with empathy and good emotions, mindfulness and compassion practices strengthen the connections between our brains.

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You're sick? Too bad you didn't dress-up properly! I have no compassion whatsoever but I'm deeply in love with my husband and children.

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Broken-Heart Syndrome, also known as Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, is the name given to the stress-related heart attacks that are seen in those who have just lost a loved one.

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Can confirm that this is completely real. I suffered a heart attack at the age of 28 and have emergency surgery to save my life. This happened to me just a few weeks after my mom passed away and I was struggling to figure out how to pay for everything myself while living in a state that I had never been to before.

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Women wearing red are more attractive to men and are more inclined to have in-depth conversations with them. Men are also unaware of the attraction that color has on them.

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Does red hair count?

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Hypopituitarism - the condition that doesn’t allow a person to feel the thrill of love.

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A crush only lasts for a maximum of 4 months. If it exceeds, you are already in love.

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Interesting. Did not know this.

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Couples with similar facial features usually end up together.

People frequently choose partners who are similar to them for biological and sociological reasons. not simply physical appearance but also socioeconomic level, personality, and values.

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I have a fantastic photo of my bff and her husband laughing together years ago, and they have the same huge grin 😁

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"Love at first sight" is a real thing.

People genuinely claim to fall in love at first sight or as soon as they meet someone. There is a strong initial attraction that can develop into a romantic connection. One convincing argument is that people tend to have distorted memories, which makes it seem as though they fell in love right away.

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Think it's a bit more "Lust at first sight?"

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Philophobia is a fear of falling in love.

It could also be a fear of starting a relationship or a worry that you won't be able to keep one going. Many people at some point in their lives have a small dread of falling in love. However, in severe instances, philophobia can make a person feel alone and unloved.

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Yet again I feel targeted

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Every day almost 3 million first dates happen.

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Keeping a pet together is beneficial for the relationship.

It will make it simpler for couples to handle stress. When you're under stress, playing with and providing for a pet can be incredibly heart- and mind-healthy. Additionally, if the couple fights, the pet may serve as a stress reliever for them.

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Agreed! My 3 crazy cats give us something to yell at besides each other! And cats don't GAF! LOL!

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Phenylethylamine, or the ‘love drug’, can also be found in chocolate.

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The process of falling in love is much like the sensation of feeling addicted to drugs with the release of euphoria, including brain chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline, and vasopressin.

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Chemically, love is addictive.

Euphoria, cravings, reliance, withdrawal, and other addictive tendencies are frequently experienced by those in love.

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Being honest is essential for a happy relationship since it not only prevents damaging trust breakdowns but also allows us to communicate our thoughts with the other person.

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I don't like when people say you have a choice of being right or being happy. That is so not true. A woman is not always right. A young groom who was the best man at a wedding this past weekend said the same thing in his speech so I just shouted that it wasn't true or you'll be really unhappy.

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Laughter and love go well together.

The proportion of the conversation spent laughing simultaneously with the romantic partner was uniquely positively associated with global evaluations of relationship quality, closeness, and social support.

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That's why we are still going after 31 years.

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Love evolves over time in stages.

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31 years, and he's still alive, so I guess it's true.

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Love might lead you to act in ways you probably shouldn't...

Following his daring prison break, Andrew Dekenipp was on his way to a bar in nearby Coolidge to meet up with his girlfriend.

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Yes? And then what happened?

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Opposites attract is a myth.

In fact, research has shown that people who share similar interests and values are more likely to have successful relationships than those who do not.

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I always wondered exactly what in common or not in common is essential because my husband and I are happily married (over 30 years) and yet, we don't listen to the same music, we don't brush our teeth the same, sleep the same hours, etc. But we do have the same professionalism, the same ethics, the same way to bring up our children, etc.

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Dilated pupils reveal whether a person is attracted to someone.

The "love hormones" oxytocin and dopamine have an impact on pupil size. When you are attracted to someone romantically or sexually, your brain releases more of these neurotransmitters. Your pupils appear to enlarge as a result of this hormonal surge.

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Gladiator sweat used to be sold as an aphrodisiac.

The Romans thought that the blood and sweat of a gladiator may increase a person's desire for sex. They made an aphrodisiac by combining sweat from a gladiator's skin with olive oil, dirt, and other ingredients.

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Love can be found in the strangest places.

They tell you not to go looking for love - it'll find you - and that's never been more true than when reading through other people's stories of how they met their other halves.

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Apparently a great place is at the grocery store. Wow.

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Love speeds up the healing process.

In one study of couples, physical wounds of those who showed the most conflict behavior healed 40% slower than wounds in those who weren't in conflict. Other studies show that skin wounds may potentially heal faster when we enjoy positive social interaction.

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Three love components are attraction, lust, and attachment. Each category is characterized by its own set of hormones stemming from the brain.

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Love doesn't directly "happen" in heart. Brain indicate love and lead to changes in the heartbeats.

When romantic couples view photos of one another, brain regions involved in processing rewards, motivation, and emotion regulation become more active, according to MRI research.

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The deeper you love someone in a relationship, the stronger is your hatred for them if your relationship falls apart.

The results of the study showed that stronger love was more likely to be felt by those who were similar to the target individuals in terms of values and interests. Additionally, after the relationship ended, those who felt more love experienced more hate, indicating a connection between romantic love and hate.

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Which probably explains how I still loathe my ex with every fiber in me, despite knowing that holding on to that bitterness isn't great for me.

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The heart has not always been a representation of love. The heart first became associated with love in the 1250s; prior to that, it stood for foliage.

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High cortisol levels make a person “lovesick".

The immune system can be weakened by excessive cortisol levels, which increases the risk of infection. Additionally, it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. In addition to affecting memory and brain function, excessive cortisol has also been linked to a possible reduction in brain volume.

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The US legalized same-sex marriage in June 2015.

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Speed dating was first created in 1999 by a Jewish rabbi.

Speed dating is a rapid-fire courtship concept that was created by Los Angeles rabbi Yaacov Deyo. Singles spend just a few minutes getting to know one another. It began as a tool to connect Jewish singles, but it has since become popular outside of the Jewish community.

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The symbol of love is the red rose.

Legends surrounding the ancient Romans claim that the wealthy Romans connected beauty and love with the flowers from red roses.

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There is a biological purpose to kissing.

Hormone Oxytocin released while kissing is particularly important in helping men bond with a partner and stay monogamous.

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I have a book that explains 500 ways to kiss a partner. Very interesting.

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People are attracted to others based on their own self-worth.

The results of the study showed that participants' romantic self-confidence served as a partially mediating factor in the links between self-perceived physical and facial beauty and self-confidence in appearance, which all strongly predicted self-esteem in both sexes.

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You spend less on medical visits when you're in love.

One of the report’s most striking findings is that married people have fewer doctor’s visits and shorter average hospital stays.

Nobody quite knows why loving relationships are good for health. The best logic for this is that human beings have been crafted by evolution to live in closely knit social groups.

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As a relationship first begins, one reacts differently than they do when it develops into a long-term romantic commitment.

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Ours started with a proposition I couldn't pass up. We were strangers who needed each other.

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Communication is the key to a successful relationship.

It allows you to effectively share feelings, opinions and expectations. Many people fail to communicate due to a fear of rejection or the fear that they'll end up upsetting or even losing their partner, family members or friends.

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Talk to each other ,with respect for your differences. Talking at each other is a bad sign.

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Falling in love hits the brain like cocaine does.

The same euphoric effect that cocaine users experience when they consume it also occurs when love influences intellectual parts of the brain.

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52% of women admit that their husbands aren’t their soulmates.

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Some people fall in love with their captors - it's called Stockholm Syndrome.

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If you look into this it really isn't as cut and dry as this statement makes it sound. There is a decent bit of research into it, and even a podcast called You're Wrong about that does an episode on the specific event that this quote on quote Syndrome is based off of. (This isn't to say stuff like this has never happened, I am just stating it isn't as factual as this sounds. It's more of a trauma bond then anything.)

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Interracial marriage was legalized in 1967.

On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court issued its Loving v. Virginia decision, which struck down laws that banned marriages between people of different races as unconstitutional.

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But even though it was legal, couples still had to deal with problems from family, friends, strangers and their children too.

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Henry VIII founded his own religion to divorce his first wife.

In 1534 however, Henry pushed through the Act of Supremacy. He and all of his heirs became the Supreme Head of the Church of England as a result of the Act. This meant that Henry was free to divorce Catherine because the Pope no longer had religious authority in England.

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Divorce runs in the family.

When compared to children who grew up in two-parent families, children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced, and genetic factors are the main cause.

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My great - grand was married/ divorced 4 times . Her 9 children ,no. My mother's generation yes, all but one. My siblings I'm still married they aren't. What does that say?

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Love can make you lose weight.

Study found that one of the initial symptoms in the first stage of falling in love is the loss of appetite. This can lead to weight loss paired with a lack of productivity and increase in libido.

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A pleased heart is a healthy heart.

Compared to those who are single, divorced, or widowed, people who are married had decreased rates of a number of cardiovascular disorders. Before the age of 50, the association between marriage and a lower risk of vascular illnesses is particularly strong.

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Handful of animal species practice true monogamy - defined as pair bonding between a male and female, which exclusively mate with one another, raise offspring together and spend time together.

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Your personality is positively influenced by being in a relationship.

One significant life event in young adulthood that has been found to trigger an age-related decline in neuroticism is entering into a romantic relationship.

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"Quality time" is not just a catchphrase.

Research suggests that being in a romantic relationship, interacting with one’s partner, and investing greater time into the relationship all predicted greater well-being. However, these effects were moderated by relationship quality.

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It's okay if the butterflies disappear at some point.

That "first date feeling" is actually a chemical response. Over time, the feeling fades away naturally. You can re-create that feeling by doing something new for the first time with your partner

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Adventure can make you feel more in love.

When you try something new together, this will evoke feelings of happiness – you become excited, your adrenaline is pumping and your brain is high on dopamine. You feel happy and in love.

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My husband always says that he doesn't need adventure; having me in his life is enough. LOL.

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People can manage their love for someone.

The study presents the concept of explicit love regulation, which it defines as the use of behavioral and cognitive strategies to change the intensity of current feelings of romantic love.

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i do this and i hate it

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Examples of "perfect love" shown in movies have a direct impact on the idealistic expectations of romantic love that people may continue to have.

The results indicated that 11–14-year-old girls with higher levels of parasocial interaction were more inclined to endorse idealistic romantic beliefs after watching High School Musical. In addition, the effect of watching a romantic movie decreased with increasing age.

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Never trust the "Hollywood" version of love. It's not realistic.

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Eating something sweet can lead to heightened feelings of romance.

The researchers found that after getting a taste of sugar, participants who were single were more likely to envision more positive theoretical relationships.

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serj tankian's girlfriend is skeptical (sugar reference)

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You can fall in love in as less as four minutes.

The study involved a combination of four minutes of staring into each other's eyes, and 90 minutes of intimate conversation using pre-determined questions. The participants ended up getting married. "When it comes to attracting a mate, it is absolutely true that first impressions last," says Gurgenidze.

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Men are more likely to say “I love you” first.

While people think women are more apt to say these words first, the actual empirical evidence, shows that men do it first—at a rate of about three-to-one.

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