Life has been fantastic last few years. I'm going to do a series of posts covering
- Success in Life
- Ethics and Values in Life
- Relationships
I got my enlightenment from TED and Quora. All my findings and opinions are based on my readings / experiences in my life.
Psychological impact of Relationships, Life. I enjoyed watching TED talk on Helen Fisher: Why we love, why we cheat
Interesting points shared by the presenter. I am reposting lines from the transcript of the conversation. All credits goes to the Presenter
- As a truck driver once said to me, he said, "The world had a new center, and that center was Mary Anne."
- George Bernard Shaw said it a little differently. He said, "Love consists of overestimating the differences between one woman and another."
- But the main characteristics of romantic love are craving
- The motor in your brain begins to crank, and you want this person
- The second of these three brain systems is romantic love: that elation, obsession of early love. And the third brain system is attachment: that sense of calm and security you can feel for a long-term partner
- Dopamine is associated with romantic love
There's all kinds of reasons that you fall in love with one person rather than another.
- Timing is important
- Proximity is important
- Mystery is important
- You fall in love with somebody who's somewhat mysterious, in part because mystery elevates dopamine in the brain, probably pushes you over that threshold to fall in love
- You fall in love with somebody who fits within what I call your "love map," an unconscious list of traits that you build in childhood as you grow up
- And I also think that you gravitate to certain people, actually, with somewhat complementary brain systems. And that's what I'm now contributing to this
One more excellent talk on
Hope you enjoyed reading it!!
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