09 March 2011

Lust, romantic love, and attachment

Lust, romantic love, and attachment are the three versions of pleasure as it relates to reproduction. 
  • Lust is sex hormone-driven; 
  • Romantic love says I need this person, and is driven by dopamine and the wanting mechanism; 
  • Attachment is the basis of long term relationship and is the result of oxytocin. 

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