Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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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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