Love as an addiction.

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When infatuation subsides, a new group of chemicals takes over. This

new type of chemical reward is created by endorphins.

 

These morphine-like opiates calm and reassure with intimacy,

dependability, warmth, and shared experiences. Not as exciting or as

stressful as PEA, but steadier and more addictive.

 

The longer two people have been married, the more likely it is that

they'll stay married. In part, they become addicted to the

endorphins and marital serenity. It is the absence of endorphins

that make long-time partners yearn for each other when apart. Absent

endorphins also play a part in grief from the death of a spouse.

 

According to Mark Goulston, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the

University of California at Los Angeles, " Adrenaline-based love is

all about ourselves, we like being in love. With endorphins, we like

loving. "

 

 

 

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