.. title: How Love works .. slug: how-love-works .. date: 2007-02-16 21:06:00 .. tags: hsw, love, relationships, psychology .. category: Psychology .. description: An exploration of the science behind love, attraction, and relationships based on a HowStuffWorks article. At {{% wikipedia article="HowStuffWorks" %}}, I found an interesting article titled "[How Love Works](http://science.howstuffworks.com/love.htm)". According to the article: - People often fall in love with those in whom they see traits of their parents or siblings—figures they have known since childhood. - Eye contact and deep gazes can spark the beginnings of love. - Love, relationships, lust, passionate love, and even infidelity are explained as chemical phenomena involving adrenaline, {{% wikipedia article="Dopamine" %}}, {{% wikipedia article="Norepinephrine" %}}, and {{% wikipedia article="Phenylethylamine" %}}. ---- The review seems interesting with comparision to cavemen and cavewomen for our behaviorial traits. Shall read this book sometime. for sure. :-) Thanks! _Senthil_ ---- You might be interested in Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps. _mannu_