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 Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:56 pm
Love is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:13 pm
There are three stages of love
Stage 1: LUST
Lust is felt because of the sex hormones testosterone and oestrogen. Testosterone is not confined only to men! It has also been shown to play a major role in the sex drive of women. When they are relised aroud the presents of a certain person (or animal if your like that O.o) causes lust.
Stage 2: ATTRACTION
This is the truly love-struck phase. When people fall in love they can think of nothing else. They might even lose their appetite and need less sleep, preferring to spend hours at a time daydreaming about their new lover/love.
In the attraction stage, a group of neuro-transmitters called 'monoamines' play an important role:
Dopamine - Also activated by cocaine and nicotine
Norepinephrine - Otherwise known as adrenalin. Starts us sweating and gets the heart racing
Serotonin - One of love's most important chemicals and one that may actually send us temporarily insane!
Stage 3: ATTACHMENT
This is what takes over after the attraction stage, if a relationship is going to last. People couldn't possibly stay in the attraction stage forever, otherwise they'd never get any work done!
Attachment is a longer lasting commitment and is the bond that keeps couples together when they go on to have children. Important in this stage are two hormones released by the nervous system, which are thought to play a role in social attachments:
Oxytocin - This is released by the hypothalamus gland during child birth and also helps the breast express milk. It helps cement the strong bond between mother and child. It is also released by both sexes during orgasm and it is thought that it promotes bonding when adults are intimate. The theory goes that the more sex a couple has, the deeper their bond becomes!!!!! and we say lets just talk, we're falling apart!!!!
Vasopressin - Another important chemical in the long-term commitment stage. It is an important controller of the kidney and its role in long-term relationships was discovered when scientists looked at the prairie vole
in conclusion - boringly - love = Vasopressin, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, testosteron (and oestrogen for us women)
in conclusion - half boringly - love = mental illness (it does have chemical markers of OCD)
in conclusion - less boringly - love is an unexplainable feeling of happiness (*cough* SEROTONIN *cough*) of passion, of ...well... sex.
Yes i am a geek and sudied this about 6 mounths ago in my freetime (and yet i'm worried about GCSE...) any nuclear science i can help with? (yes.. i do know it, but i was joking)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:47 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:08 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:15 pm
LOVE is when you get a feeling when you see that special person,you want to spend every moment with them,and no matter what they do you will always love them for who they are...... heart heart heart heart heart 4laugh
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:45 pm
I'm out...I'm out of ideas to define love ><
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:35 pm
love is life
life is pain
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:45 am
Love can NEVER be define i guess...
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:48 am
however you define it...it's still love?Not sure...
And love is when you're in a relationship....?
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:05 pm
love is love
heart and i guess thats all heart
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:42 am
Love is the person who YOU really love and NEVER EVER regret that they chose you.
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:02 pm
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:32 pm
love requires doves
( wanted to post somewhere)
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:25 am
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