The Chemistry of Love
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007Ever wonder why after you have sex with someone you seem to be more attached to them? Well Dr. Helen Fischer, the creator of Chemistry.com’s online questionnaire and advisor to Chemistry.com, says she has the answer.
Dr. Fischer spoke at the International Matchmaker’s Conference hosted by the Matchmaking Institute and she has been studying the biological theory of love for years. I found her theories fascinating! She says everything we associate with love (butterflies in our stomach, euphoria, sweaty palms, obsessively thinking about the other person, etc) can be explained by the hormones or chemicals released by our body.
For example, sex drive is based on the amount of testosterone running through your system. Men are very visual (there’s something we didn’t know!) and can look at a picture of an attractive woman which in turn can increase their testosterone levels thereby increasing their sex drive.
On the other hand, women tend to have more memory recall, so they can release more testosterone when they think of a fond memory related to their loved one. According to Dr. Fischer, to sustain or trigger romance you should go do novel things together - it triggers dopamine, the chemical partly responsible for feelings of romantic love!
Tags: attraction, hormones
