I just happen to be in love. I have thought I was in love twice before, but the feeling completely went away after about a year. Now I feel even deeper in love, but I'm afraid it's going to die out one day. I know that the feelings I get are all chemical reactions. How do you make it last? Why do people fall so hard, and than ...
2006-12-12 09:38:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
There are transmitters in the brain that 'mock' amphetamines and morphine. This human development book states that with attraction the "amphetamines" get triggered while attachment to someone triggers the "morphine" mockers. :)
According to Strenberg, love needs three things.
Passion, intimacy and commitment,.
Passion is there during the beginning where most feel the lust and cravings for the other person. However once this starts to get "old" the relationship should step into the intimacy stage where trust and honesty needs to be established. This is romantic love, where you begin to need each other for more than the sexual. Then there is secure romantic attachment where commitment is introduced. All three elements needs to be meshed in order to have a good relationship.
It is easy to be lustful and attracted to people, it is more difficult to forge a committed relationship which is needed for long term relations.
His theory makes sense :)
2006-12-12 09:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by MightyM 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We fall hard because we want to. The chemical could be the same chemical that effects the brain when addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling... I think its called ...? Dopamine? Seratonin?
2006-12-12 17:44:32 · answer #2 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
serotonin, dopamine and a few others.
Look up love at wikipedia and go to the brain chemistry section.
2006-12-12 17:47:08 · answer #3 · answered by crymsyneyes 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's all magic....
shhh...it's a secret, don't tell anybody... ;)
2006-12-12 17:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by What U see is what U get 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋