5 ScientificTruths About Love

Thought I would start the week off with something light...and I couldn't write anything lighter or breezier than this...(Slow News Day,plus I know that everybody else will be talking about Whitney's funeral or the meaning of life or something on that note...which is cool...but you know me..always have to be a little different and in this case...extra.

1.Love is a drug- Brain scans of those in love look quite a bit like those of an addict after he gets his fix. Love and drug addiction share many similarities. But when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Only love has the power to change our focus, our attention, our habits and our behavior in the same ways as cocaine. Why wouldn't they utilize the same parts of our brain?

2.Your Hormones really aren't in control- No, for real, despite what you might think...Hormones make, as one researcher put it, "suggestions," when it comes to love and sex. But, ultimately, our brains have the power to override those suggestions and leave us the power to choose what we do.But of course....We don't and if you want to use that excuse...you can...Just don't tell anyone you read otherwise in this blog...lol

3.Love is actually all in your mind...Huh? Any doubts there?? Helen Fisher, a researcher says that there are three systems for love in the brain: one for sex, one for romantic love and one for attachment. She says that these systems work together but can just as easily work against one another, resulting in all the triumphs and defeats we talk about when we talk about love.

4.Your Body Odor is actually what might attract your partner to you! - Before you laugh or click to some other blog in revulsion...Hear me out...According to several studies..(No, I don't do em!)women rate body odor smells as more attractive when they come from a man who is optimally suited, based on this genetic background, to give her the healthiest offspring..Yeah,I know ..that sounds crazy doesn't it? It still isn't an excuse not to bath on a regular basis and change your underwear.

5. Give your partner what He/She needs- A No brainer...They say you can't always get what you want, but research shows that the happiest couples stay that way by giving their partners what they need. Charles Snowdon, a primate researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, noticed there was quite a bit of variation in primate couples - -- some who were "loved up on each other" and others who seemed to barely tolerate one another. The "loved up" couples had higher amounts of a chemical called oxytocin (often called the cuddle chemical) than the others.