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. |
From inside the book
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... asked the following questions (it is a good idea to think about these questions, even write down your answers, before reading the book): THINKING ABOUT YOUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP Are you in a romantic relationship ...
... asked, “What made you fall in love?” Chances are that at least part of your answer would mention some endearing personality traits that captured your heart. In another part of your answer, you would most likely mention some attractive ...
... asked me out. ” She was in class with me. One evening, we did our homework together, then we continued talking the whole night. Then, we did it again and again. I never spent so much time with anyone except my parents and my closest ...
... to a police academy were asked about their best friend, most described a person whose last name started with the same letter as theirs. The reason? Assignments to rooms and classroom chairs were PROXIMITY: THE HIDDEN MATCHMAKER 5.
... asked about their feelings and attitudes toward them. Despite the fact that the students had no personal contact with the women, the liking they reported toward them was inversely related to the number of times that they had seen them ...
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 |