2.

Attraction
● Attraction is characteristic that causes pleasure or interest by appealing to a person9s
desires or
tastes, and causes one to be drawn to the other.
● In this stage, a person may begin to be obsessed about their object of affection and
crave for
his presence. A person may don9t feel like sleeping or eating. People can certainly lust for
someone they are attracted to, and vice versa, one can happen without the other.
● .Attraction has brain pathways that controls <reward= behavior, which explains the
first few
months of a relationship. Dopamine is the main player in the brain9s reward pathway. When
it
is released, people feel good. In this case, these things spending time with loved ones with
high
levels of dopamine and related hormones (norepinephrine) are released.
● These chemicals make
people energetic, and euphoric
that can lead to decreased
appetite and insomnia 3 which
actually means a person is so
<in love= that this person
cannot eat or cannot sleep. In
addition, norepinephrine plays
a large role in the fight or flight
response, which has a say
when people are stressed and
kept them alert.
● Brain scans of people in love have actually shown that the primary <reward= centers of
the
brain. Finally, attraction seems to lead to a reduction in serotonin, a hormone that is
involved
in appetite and mood. In the end, everyone is capable of defining love for themselves. And,
for
better or for worse, if it9s all hormones, maybe each of us can have <chemistry= with just
about
anyone.
3. Attachment
● This stage involves wanting to make a more lasting commitment to your loved one. All
the
goals are dedicated to the object of affection being a part of a person9s life. dopamine
decreases
and attraction goes down.
● If things are going well, it gets replaced by the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin,
which
create the desire to bond, affiliate with, and nurture your partner. You want to cuddle and
be
close and share your deepest secrets with her. You plan and dream together.
● Understanding the science of lust, attraction, and attachment can help a person
develop more realistic
expectations of their relationships.
● Most romantic relationships begin with two individuals falling into love with each
other. The singer
Robert Palmer compares love with an addiction. This was verified in a study in which 17
participants
who were madly in love were asked to go to the lab and bring a picture of their loved one.
Participants
were placed in a brain scanner (fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging) which
measures the