When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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For Valentine's Day 2014, an unnamed man sabotaged a special screening of "Beijing Love Story" at a Shanghai cinema by booking every other seat, subsequently preventing couples from sitting together.
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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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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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