Table of contents:
- Feeling he is the most special
- Don't care about her shortcomings
- Like addiction
- Hard times make the relationship even closer
- Obsessed with him
- Always want to be together
- Do whatever it takes for him
- Following your partner's taste
- Not only about sex
Researchers have found that when in love, the brain looks very different from before. A study led by Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University and one of the leading experts on love, has revealed that being in love is a unique phase and almost always leads to a good phase over time. Quoted from livescience, Here are 13 signs if you're in love:
Feeling he is the most special
When you are in love, you start to think that he is the one and only. This belief is supported by the inability to feel romantic passion for others. Fisher and his colleagues believe this is due to increased levels of central dopamine, a chemical involved in attention and focus in your brain.
Don't care about her shortcomings
People who are in love tend to focus on the positive side of their partner rather than looking at their flaws. They are also more sensitive to objects that remind them of them, and assume that these objects represent their loved ones. This focus is also thought to be the result of increased central dopamine levels, as well as a spike in central norepinephrine, a chemical associated with memory enhancement in the presence of new stimuli.
Like addiction
As is well known, when we are in love we often feel emotional and physical instability. You must have felt very happy, happy, and more excited when the relationship was intimate, right? However, it turns around when suddenly you fight with your partner so that it is difficult to sleep, loss of appetite, trembling, heart racing, anxiety, panic and feelings of hopelessness. These mood swings are just like a drug addict. When someone falls in love, researchers say this is a form of addiction.
Hard times make the relationship even closer
When you decide to start a relationship, you will have happy times and hard times. When you are at the most difficult point in a relationship, you will tend to intensify the romantic side of your partner. In this reaction, central dopamine is primarily responsible. Research also shows that the neurons / central nervous system that produce dopamine in the mid-brain region are more productive.
Obsessed with him
People who are in love spend an average of more than 85 percent of their waking time contemplating their loved one. What is considered disturbing the mind is considered a form of obsessive behavior, which is caused by a decrease in the level of central serotonin in the brain. This is a condition that has been linked to obsessive behavior.
Always want to be together
Over time, people who are in love will show signs of emotional dependence on their relationship, such as being possessive, jealous, fearing rejection, and fear of breaking up. They will find ways how to get closer every day and together build dreams of the future to survive.
Do whatever it takes for him
People who are in love usually have strong emotional bonds and are very empathetic towards the people they love. People who fall in love are willing to sacrifice anything for their loved ones.
Following your partner's taste
Falling in love is characterized by a tendency to rearrange daily priorities such as changing the way clothes, behavior, habits, or other values are more in tune with the people you love.
Fisher in his research found that people who have more testosterone and have very analytical, competitive, and emotional personalities, often get partners with personalities who have high levels of the hormones estrogen and oxytocin. The reason is, those who have high estrogen and oxytocin hormones tend to be the type of person who is empathetic, patient, trustworthy, and easy to get along with.
Not only about sex
Not infrequently when you are with your partner, there is passion and desire to make love. But one study found that 64 percent of people who are in love (the same percentage for both sexes) disagree with the statement, "Sex is the most important part of my relationship with a partner." Do you agree?
