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" In courtship, who wins and who loses will determine who passes on their DNA to tomorrow. "
Helen Fisher
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" At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference. "
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" When you look at the brain regions associated with picking up data from the body, a huge amount of the brain is devoted to picking up information from the lips and tongue. "
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" Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love. "
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