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We are attracted to a nice representative of the opposite sex, and a complex chemical reaction occurs in the brain, which results in the hormone phenylethylamine — the hormone of passion, interest. After some time, when our infatuation is mutual, one of the most powerful hormones enters the bloodstream — dopamine, which causes the ecstasy of love that we experience in the heat of romantic love. The hormone dopamine charges with strength, energy, pushes for risky actions and excites. It is comparable in its effect to a drug that is certainly addictive. You need more and more doses of the hormone dopamine, and if your feeling is not reciprocated, then this is comparable to drug withdrawal. Perhaps unrequited love is one of the most powerful shocks for the body, a person can fall into severe depression and even dare to commit suicide. To make up for the lack of the love hormone, a person looks for a new partner, and everything repeats again.
If after a romantic fall in love, the relationship moves to the next-the physical stage, then the hormone oxytocin comes on the scene, which causes very strong emotions. Without it, orgasm and sexual satisfaction would be impossible. Moreover, in women, the release of this hormone is delayed, unlike in men, which explains why women need long foreplay and frank conversations.
During intimacy, touching and kissing, the hormone oxytocin is produced in increasing quantities, which opens the way for such a powerful painkiller as the hormone endorphin to enter the body. In its composition and action, this hormone resembles morphine, it calms the nervous system, gives a sense of peace and security. The hormone endorphin is also called the happiness hormone. The more often you find yourself in bed with the object of your passion, the more endorphin is produced, and the more attached you become to your partner. Of course, after such an intoxicating hormonal drink, we already completely lose our heads and it doesn't matter to us whether our feeling is mutual or not.
Here, the “PEA” molecule begins to actively manifest itself, which makes it necessary to see, hear, and touch a partner in order to activate the mechanism for the production of the hormone endorphin again. This explains why lovers can not live without each other even for a day — our brain gets used to irritation and requires a new portion of hormones.
The “PEA” molecule continues to function for a short time — only 2-4 years, after which the production of the hormone endorphin stops, and with it love disappears. Sadly, we need to find a new partner. However, if a child is born in the family during this time, then the need for hormones becomes not so great, and the attachment can last up to 7 years, but no more. It is this seven-year milestone that becomes critical for most couples when families break up.