What is love? (quoted from pauline's social psy's textbook, lolx XD)

erm, these few phrases are not really that intriguing compared to PSY 105's related chapters.. but i am still going to post it here to share with you guys! ^^

~ We like to be liked and love to be loved. Thus, liking is usually mutual. We like those who like us.

~ "Love is a nature's way of giving a reason to be living".

~ Passionate love is what you feel when you not only love someone, you are "in love" with him or her. We understand that someone who says, "I love you, but I'm not in love with you" means to say "I like you. I care about you. I think you are marvelous. But i don't feel sexually attracted to you." I feel storge (friendship love) but not cros (passion).

~ Passionate love is the psychological experience of being biologically aroused by someone we find attractive.

~ Those who do exciting things together report the best relationships. And after doing an arousing rather than a mundane laboratory task (roughly the equivalent of a three-legged race on their hands and knees), couples also reported higher satisfaction with their overall relationships. Adrenaline makes the heart grow fonder.

~ Women are somewhat more likely than men to focus on intimacy of the friendship and on their concern for their partner. Men are more likely than women to think about the playful and physical aspects of the relationship.

~ "When two people are first together, their hearts are on fire and their passion is very great. After a while, the fire cools and that's how it stays. They continue to love each other, but it's in a different way - warm and dependable".

well, this is the link for my previous post regarding this topic too.. this is damn nice, have a look! enjoy~! keke ^^
http://lavenne.blog.friendster.com/2008/04/psychology-interpersonal-attraction/