The Science Of What Love Really Is, Biological Psychology Reveals

We've all felt it at some time in our lives. Poets write about it, singers sing about it – and a whole industry has grown up around finding it, expressing it and maintaining it. But what is love? Where does it reside? What triggers it? And what's really going on in our minds and bodies when we fall "head over heels"?

Romantic love, though often difficult to define, includes the development of a strong emotional bond – known as "attachment" – sexual attraction and care giving. Those "in love" experience a range of intense feelings, such as intrusive thoughts, emotional dependency and increased energy – though these feelings may be limited to the early phases of the relationship.

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