When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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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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In Korea, if you do not receive any gift on Valentine's day then all the singles go to Korean restaurants and eat black noodles to celebrate (or mourn) their single status.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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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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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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