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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... emotionally intense, exhilarating, exciting, and significant oflife's experiences. Alan Watts described falling in love as a “divine madness” that is akin to a mystical vision.1 Falling in love is a thing that strikes like lightning and ...
... emotion between the sexes, but also expresses the emotion between members ofa family. It signifies the feelings for your neighbor, for your friend, and even for your foe, for the whole of mankind, for the home, social or racial group ...
... emotional tenor and interpersonal dynamics of that relationship.18 Besides psychologists, whose interest in love is not always appreciated—~Senator Proxmire once awarded the Golden Fleece Award, for stupid and insignificant research ...
... emotionally close to whom was the distance between their apartments. The closer people lived to each other, the more likely they were to become friends. Next-door neighbors were far more likely to become friends with each other than ...
... emotional closeness, physical distance reduces it. Indeed, it was shown that married couples who do not live together are significantly more likely to divorce than couples living together.18 The problem with reaching a conclusion based ...
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 |