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Touch is the mother of the senses. Not only are women more sensitive when they touch, but they're also more sensitive to being touched.
Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.
Good-looking people are always looking for other good-looking people.
Romantic love allows you to focus mating energy. Attachment sustains that relationship as long as necessary to raise your baby.
When people tell you to walk a certain way, it's like not thinking of a purple tomato. You can't not do it.
Women are better at reading body language everywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, it's associated with the female hormone estrogen. Women... →
Experiences shape the brain, but the brain shapes the way we view experiences, too.
Any time you choose not to hide your tattoo, you're limiting your social sphere, because they're not popular in big business.
There's more than one person on the planet. When you're madly in love, that's not what you think.
Blushing is thought to be linked to increased levels of norepinephrine in the brain, which may be associated with romantic feelings. It signals that... →
Men want to think women don't cheat, and women want men to think they don't cheat, and therefore the sexes have been playing a little... →
After a man falls madly in love, he no longer cares how old she is.
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily.