Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
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Parents receive 1 out of every 5 Valentines.
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Men fall in love faster than women do.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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