Did you know that love can be explained? There are three neurotransmitters involved in attraction. Dopamine, adrenaline and serotonin.
Dopamine makes you feel good, it has the same effect on your brain as doing cocaine. That’s how you get addicted to that idiot… Yes come beat…
This is where couples show higher dopamine levels, you find that you have suppressed hunger, high energy, higher ability to focus, some even become expert poets and less need for sleep. Remember those late night chats? Haki this explains why am hungry all the time and i sleep like newborn babies.
Haisuru, where were we? Ooh yes Adrenaline. When you start to fall in love with a person, your stress response is activated. This increases the level of adrenaline and cortisol in your blood. Now this explains why you might have sweat palms and a racing heart when you see your new lover. Hii Ni matatizoo.
Anywho, next up serotonin. Serotonin levels have actually been shown to drop in people who are in love. This can be compared to someone with OCD, and no most of you don’t have OCD, i mean obsessive compulsive disorder. You know the jumpy jumpy and anxiety kind? This explains the anxiety and nervousness.
All this chemical talk has got me thinking about pheromones. You know those chemicals that animals and humans produce to attract mates? This explains why Tinder is not a good idea… Pheromones are excreted through the skin and can be found on your tears and sweat. They can help you get the right genetically compatible mate. Imagine scientists did this research where women would smell a shirt worn by different men. And guess what? They choose someone who DNA is different from their own. Kuddos evolution.
Now how does all this work? Well all your senses play part in this. Pheromones use our sense of smell, and our sense of sight is another big determinant. That big gluteus Maximus and the sight of good melons. Kaa hapo ukifloat. Well, see that cute human being over there? Stop looking I was just messing with you. Anyway our instinct is to be visually attracted to that person who shows characteristics of being fit for reproduction. Or in some cases just the first part of it.
Our ears also contribute to this attraction business. Hearing a person’s voice along with the way they speak in some cases higher or lower levels of attraction. While sense of touch can be a very important part of anyone’s relationship. It really can make or break the beginning of stages. Many people become uninterested in a person after a bad first kiss or hunkie pankie… (don’t judge me, my kids might read this in the future). But are they making a bigger deal out of it? Not really, getting this close to a person, your sense of smell, taste, touches and others are all working together. And when your brain reacts positively to a first kiss and maybe the other one, your body is flooded with norepinephrine. Your body goes to fight or flight mode. (This explains one night stands that never become two nights). Your heart beats faster, and the norepinephrine creates a sort of narrow tunnel vision to help you focus on the QT infront of you or run away. Now i know why some people dress up quickly after you know what.
This chemical can warp your sense of time and also improve your memory. Haki someone give me a smooch.. I have time to kill..
Have you ever been in love? And… I don’t know how to really ask you this… but, will you share this to someone else?
Thanks for reading.
