Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We ChooseFalling in Love is the first book to unlock the mysteries of how and why we fall in love. Renowned psychologist Ayala Pines shows us why we fall for the people we do, and argues convincingly that we love neither by chance nor by accident. She offers sound advice for making the right choices when it comes to this complicated emotion. Packed with helpful suggestions for those seeking love and those already in it, this book is about love's many puzzles. The second edition furthers the work of the popular and successful first edition. With expanded research, theory, and practice, this book once again provides one of a kind understandings of the experience of love. The new edition offers updated references to recent research, new chapter exercises, and "case examples" of romantic stories to begin each chapter. |
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... Arousal: The Elixir of Love Beauty and Character Birds of a Feather or Opposites Attract? Satisfi/ing Needs and Reciprocating Looe: IWe Looe Those Who Love Us The Course of Romantic Love: Falling in Love as a Process On Men, IWomen, and ...
... aroused the envy of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite approached her son, Eros, for help. Eros was a beautiful winged youth whose love arrows no one on earth or in heaven could escape. Her wicked plan was to ...
... arousal really have an effect? Are traits of the beloved such as beauty and personality what make us fall in love.> What about the effect of such things as similarity, our needs being satisfied, or feeling desired?9 Although the ...
... arousal in falling in love. Fas— cinating studies show that adrenaline is the elixir of love. People who are aroused, because ofa painful loss or a thrilling success, are sitting ducks for Cupid's arrows. A woman who met her partner ...
... arousal. That is, does proximity increase hostility and dislike as well as attraction? DOES TEMPORARY SEPARATION INCREASE OR DECREASE ROMANTIC LOVE? According to one view, separation causes longing that enhances romantic love. From afar ...
Contents
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How We Choose the Loves We Choose | 105 |
Part Three ROMANTIC LOVE IN LONGTERM RELATIONSHIPS | 177 |
ROMANTIC CHOICES WORKSHOPS | 205 |
ANALYZING A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP | 213 |
RESEARCH FINDINGS | 215 |
NOTES | 221 |
REFERENCES | 245 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 265 |
PHOTO PERMISSIONS | 266 |
INDEX | 267 |