Today I had my FNA lecture and without fail, my lecturer will make us laugh with his jokes and also sometime informative powerpoint which is outside the course he is teaching.
Today he explained to us how people fall in love and stay in love. Basically there are 2 main chemicals which help us experience love and keep us loving with our partners.
Falling in love- Dopamine
- this is the drug which make us feel like we are in heaven and makes us have alot of energy but require us to rest very little. Its effect is close to that of some drugs but with no side effects. However this chemical typically last only for 4 years.
Then how do boy-girl friends and married couple stay together after 4 years?
Staying in love- Oxytocin
- this is the chemical that makes us have a sense of bonding and connectedness. This is the chemical that keeps married couple and long term couples together even when the effect of Dopamine is gone.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter what chemical is reponsible for what or when it will use up. What matters is the need for each of the partner in the relationship to keep contributing to the relationship and keep stimulating the production of these love chemicals.
Let's run together!
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