Andrea K. -- This article is about the three stages of love, the first stage being "Lust" which is driven by the sexual hormones, Testosterone (male hormone that develops sexual characteristics) and Oestrogen (female hormone that develops sexual characteristics). Stage two is "Attraction", it's the stage we're people start to think about their lover, all the time. It gets to the point that sometimes people can't even eat or sleep. Stage three is "Attachment" this is the stage to see if the couple could actually commit to a long- term relationship. Two important hormones in this stage are Oxytocin (released during childbirth, and helps make breast milk for the offspring) and Vasopressin (important chemical that plays a role through out the relationship). The article explained a lot about how these hormones work together like a system to create all of the emotions and instincts. These hormones will affect us as we grow older and older and actually start to feel what is called, love.
To me the article was very interesting, i didn't expect science to be so invloved with the feeling of love. In a way, i agree with what the author said. There are probably people out there who go crazy over trying to find love. I was shocked to read in the article that we apparently look for genes that remind us most of our parents, it kind of weirded me out, but the part that really interested me was how we look to find our mates. We look for mates that we feel will have the best looking kids with us. Also, we look for mates we feel we will have the most healthiest offsprings with. We want to have a mates that have all these things because our genes will be passed down generation to generation. I have to say, out of many of the other articles this one really seemed interesting.
Link: The Science of Love
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