Here are 7 such signs:

Love is addictive
When you're in love, you can't get enough of love. There is a reason for that. Love is addictive, acting on us like a drug.
When you think about a loved one, your ventral tegmental area is activated. This causes an influx of neurotransmitters dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin in the pleasure centers of the brain - the caudate nucleus and the nucleus accumbens.
And this causes a real buzz that you want to feel again and again.

Love drives recklessness
If you've ever fallen in love, you know that "madly in love" is not an exaggeration. Research confirms that falling in love increases a person's willingness to take risks.
As a result, we begin to look at the world through rose-colored glasses. Therefore, we often act rashly under the influence of love.

Love and passion are two different processes
Neurobiologists say that love and sexual desire are two separate (but overlapping) neural responses in the brain. Both are "high" and "addictive", yet different enough to co-exist.
The most interesting thing is that you can want one person, but be in love with another. Of course, this can lead to relationship problems. But if you actively focus on the person you love, over time your brain will increase the levels of oxytocin and vasopressin, which will trigger the neural response of craving.

Men really love with their eyes
Research shows that men and women behave differently in love. A man in love is constantly looking for visual signals of love. His visual cortex is most active during this period, and he looks for confirmation of love with his eyes.
But women do not need visual signals to make sure they are in love. They rely on inner feelings.

Love affects memory
It is known that love can cause a feeling of euphoria, as if you are in the seventh heaven and everything in life is going as it should. And all because falling in love affects the brain.
But in women, at the same time, there is hyperactivity of the hippocampus - the part of the brain responsible for storing memories - unlike men. That is why women better remember anniversaries and other dates, and men sometimes forget even about a gift on Valentine's Day. An important lesson for men: women remember almost everything!

Eye contact is the way to the heart
Do you know the feeling when you look into the eyes of a loved one and get lost in them? The brain is very active in processing information received from the eyes, and when you are lost in someone's eyes, the brain does not know what to do with this information.
This trait brings lovers together with newborns: they use visual contact to create an emotional connection.
So lovers looking into each other's eyes is not just a romantic picture. This is a biological reality.

Physical contact plays an important role
Oxytocin, called the "cuddle hormone", is produced during physical intimacy to help strengthen the bond between lovers. In this way, they become even more attached to each other.
If oxytocin gives a sense of satisfaction and security, then vasopressin is associated with long-term monogamous relationships. When the initial passion subsides, he helps couples stay together.

Love is significantly different from infatuation and attachment. By communicating with a person, you learn more about them, and gradually, your relationship becomes deeper and more aware. If you love truly, then you do not look for other objects to adore. You have no illusions about your chosen one. You see all his good qualities and flaws. You know he's not perfect and you love him the way he is without trying to make it fit your image. True feelings allow you to bring out the best in you, and you become better.

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