What differentiates love from lust ? Emotional and physiological components. Higher levels of hormones such as Dopamine, Serotonin ( I mentioned it in a previous post) are typical for romantic love. When we start feeling attached, we fall for a long- term relationship, commitment, levels of Oxytocin fire up. This hormone is called 'hormone of love'. Also plays a significant role in experiencing orgasms, anxiety, social recognition, maternal and couples bonding processes :compare to symptoms showed while on drugs such as MDMA (ecstasy).
The conclusion: high levels of Oxytocin are correlated with romantic attachment.
Lust or sex drive/ an appetite for sex can also base on that process, but gets generated by increased testosterone levels ( happens for both men and women). Heightened levels of testosterone inspire a feeling of focused attention and sexual arousal.
Let's focus on psychological understanding of love and lust presented by women and men.
Women connect sex with attachment, intimacy, romance. Au contraire, men are focused on physical aspects such as body parts. Studies show something interesting: men tend to consider sex as more intimate than women do (!). We look at this from evolutionary point of view. Women give men a chance to transmit their genes.
What recent studies have shown is that good-looking couples tend to divorce more often. Simply, people see their opportunities to form new relationships faster than others.
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