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Time to Move On? [End Your Subscription](. Client Email: 07/11/2022 Membership Email for {EMAIL} Today's article.... Hello members, So, what exactly is it that makes us feel that heightened feeling of love, that is so distracting, so overwhelming, and so consuming, it finds us sleeping less, thinking about that person constantly, possibly even tripping over our own two feet, and gives us that intense feeling of excitement? Well, recent studies in neuroscience have suggested that as people fall in love, the brain consistently releases a certain cocktail of chemicals, including the neurotransmitter hormones, dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, the same compounds released by amphetamine, stimulating the brain’s pleasure center and leading to side effects such as increased heart rate, loss of appetite and sleep, and an intense feeling of excitement. But, this tidbit is even more interesting to me, and brings up an interesting debate.... Research has indicated that this stage generally lasts from one and a half to three years. Mostly, two-three years. Why would this be? Is it because through evolution we needed this to fall in love quickly & intensely and procreate fast, before anything happened to either person? Does it give further argument to those who feel humans weren't meant to be monogamous creatures, and that possibly we are to feel intensely for 2-3 years (for procreation purposes) and then move on to another partner? Furthermore, if these chemicals can be stimulated, could it allow this intense feeling of initial love to last for years? There has been some research done on this.... In one such study, one set of couples were given challenges to do which weren't as challenging as the other set of participants were given. In the long run, they found that the couples who embarked on more challenging & exciting tasks and activities reported far more romance and feeling of love/passion, than those couples who didn't partake in such challenges. They concluded that novelty is of utmost importance when it comes to keeping the spark alive. Doing exciting, challenging, new things together. Interestingly, doing different things early in a relationship (less than a year together) has almost no benefit. The relationship itself is novel enough. But after the relationship is established (often around the one year mark) the benefits of new and challenging experiences together are enormous. Studies have followed couples for years and found that novel activities have huge benefits for the relationship. But what do you see the majority of couples doing? They fall into a rut of going to work, taking care of chores around the house, possibly raising the kids, visiting with friends on the weekends, and the most they really do together is watch TV, occasionally go to dinner, and have sex (maybe). There is absolutely no novelty. The happiest (and most 'active') couples I know have activities they partake in together & they've built a lifestyle around those activities. Be it canoeing & camping expeditions in various countries and locally, rock climbing, tennis, volunteering, overhauling historic homes, or adventure travel. Okay, get ready, because I have much more to cover when it comes to hormones, sex, and how to make hormones work in your favor (instead of against you) to create attraction, health, long term bonding, plus more. We'll be covering a number of interesting subjects in the coming days! I'm curious to hear your opinion!.... Gabby LT By accepting and reading this, you agree: This newsletter, and all the opinions expressed herein, are for personal entertainment purposes only, and are not professional advice. MatchWebsites Online LLC 610 Cascade Ave Attn: Subscription Correspondence Beaverton Washington 98847 United States If you would like to be removed [click here](. You are receiving this thoughtout message as part of a daily suggestion for subscribers of our date network.