Love is a complex, not well-understood emotion that can occur for people at different rates. Scientists have developed a model for understanding love that includes four fundamental components: ...

Imagine that both your best friend and your romantic partner have fallen into a river. You can save one of them. What do you do? Perhaps you’ve already dived in. But if you’ve got time to think before ...

Love might feel like it comes from the heart, but scientists have figured out where love lives inside the brain. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity ...

Love is everywhere you look. People talk about love in pop songs, on TV, across social media, over dinner, at work, and in school hallways. There is also growing scientific interest in romantic love, ...

Many of us dream of that whirlwind romance where we get swept off our feet and live ‘happily ever after’. But not every important relationship in your life will be romantic. Many will turn out to be ...

In the complex world of human connections, emotional conversations serve as the bedrock of meaningful relationships. However, these profound exchanges can often muddy the waters between platonic bonds ...

Romantic love: What is it? Perhaps this: some compelling mix of emotional attraction, affection, and attachment in a relationship that becomes positively consuming at the time. Nothing else feels like ...

For the first time, scientists have uncovered how the brain's Behavioral Activation System can override other cognitive functions and subdue external stimuli when we experience romantic love, driving ...

When you think of a person with schizophrenia, do you imagine their love lives? Schizophrenia is a disability, but it doesn’t stop people from feeling the natural desire to love and be loved by ...