"Falling in love is associated with increased energy, narrowing of mental focus, occasionally sweaty palms, light-headedness, racing heart, and a lot of positive feelings." - Needle, an associate professor and the coordinator of Clinical Experiences at South University in West Palm Beach,
We desire it, look for it, and talk about it all the time. More than being well expressed, its message is felt. It is said to as the greatest virtue. Love!
Love is enthralling and intricate. Particularly romantic love seems to be a lovely enigma that is difficult for us to comprehend. But what is love exactly?
Love is a strong, complicated emotional experience. When you experience love, your body chemistry, including your neurotransmitters (brain chemicals), changes dramatically. It has a variety of effects on your social interactions, changing how you interact with those around you. Although many of our romantic thoughts and sentiments can be expressed through poetry and music, love is so elusive that science is required to describe it.
Intimacy, passion, and commitment are the three elements of love, according to Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love. Feelings of attachment, proximity, connection, and kinship are all included in intimacy. The term "passion" covers impulses related to both lust and liminality. In the short term, commitment includes deciding to stay with someone, and in the long run, it includes the shared goals and ambitions you have with that person.
Love manifests itself in a variety of ways. You can love more than one person in various ways at the same time. Love is intricate and complicated and sometimes a burden. However, as alternative singer Mitski said, love is a person’s greatest achievement and the most important possesion.
Bibliography:
The Psychology Behind Love and Romance. www.southuniversity.edu/news-and-blogs/2016/08/the-psychology-behind-love-and-romance-70700.
Karandashev, Victor. “A Cultural Perspective on Romantic Love.” ScholarWorks@GVSU, scholarworks.gvsu.edu/orpc/vol5/iss4/2.
Murray, Damian R., et al. “Falling in Love Is Associated With Immune System Gene Regulation.” Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 120–126, Elsevier BV, 1 Feb. 2019, doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.09.043.
Lovering, Nancy. “The Psychology of Love.” Psych Central, 20 Sept. 2022, psychcentral.com/relationships/the-psychology-of-love#recap.
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