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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... people have tried to understand and control the mysteries of love with magic potions, spells, prayers, and the powers ofwitches and sorcerers. This is not surprising given the fact that for most people falling in love constitutes one of ...
... people who are looking for love, each chapter of the book offers concrete tips. TWO HATS This book represents the two hats I wear as a psychologist. One is the hat ofa social psychologist and researcher who, for many years, has studied ...
... people so often believe that they have made mistakes in their romantic choices and how such seeming errors can be turned ... people's ideals, hopes, and goals as much as their past. The book includes three appendixes. The first appendix ...
... people easier to love? • What is it about certain relationships that enhances romantic love? • What selection process underlies falling in love? • What is the role of beauty in falling in love? • Are the things that make men and women ...
... people in love that their love is timeless and boundless, romantic love exists within a particular historical and cultural context.22 Love is a social construct. Societies differ in their understanding of the nature of love, and ...
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 |