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" Kissing is not just kissing. It is a major escalation or de-escalation point in a powerful process of mate choice. "

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" We're apt to fall in love with those who are mysterious and challenging to us. "

" The women's movement is just a symptom of basic changes in the economy that are favoring women. "

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" You can be instantly scared. You can be instantly happy. So why can't you be instantly romantically in love? I think when it happens, it's because you are ready to fall in love. "

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" Barriers tend to intensify romance. It's called the 'Romeo and Juliet effect.' I call it 'frustration attraction.' "

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" Games are the way we keep romance alive. They're based in human hardwiring. Playing hard-to-get or leaving a little to the imagination allows the woman to be wooed and appreciated and the man to be challenged and intrigued. "

" There's every reason to think SSRIs blunt your ability to fall and stay in love. "

" Saliva has testosterone and estrogen. When you kiss, you're having a chemical experience. "

" When chimps threaten, they open their mouth and show their teeth. It's a little like waving a knife in front of you. It's very primitive, and therefore bizarre. "

" We spend our lives trying to get along with people so we can keep our jobs, keep our marriages together, so that we can raise our kids properly. "

" In general, men are wired to notice obvious signs that convey interest in mating - a warm smile, for example - and ignore other subtleties, like if your lipstick is faded. "

" People have often asked me whether what I know about love has spoiled it for me. And I just simply say, 'Hardly.' You can know every single ingredient in a piece of chocolate cake, and then when you sit down and eat that cake, you can still feel that joy. "

" Women like signs of money and education - things that indicate that not only is this guy going to have some resources, but he's also willing to share them. "

" Research shows that couples who have a lot of similarities, including intellectual compatibility, end up staying together. "

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" Until recently, we regarded love as supernatural. We were willing to study the brain chemistry of fear and depression and anger but not love. "