Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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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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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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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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Kissing releases masses of oxytocin, a "love potion" that helps couples bond and feel more attracted to each other.
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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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