The biology of lust, attraction, and attachment is far from simple. Researchers are still unpacking the different variables in the lust, attraction, and attachment equation The process of conditioning - of reward and value - activates the love part.Īs sexual desire is rewarded, it becomes a bit of a habit, which can lead you right down the path to love.Īs feelings of lust start to turn into love, another area of the striatum takes over.
Sex and food are among the pleasurable things that activate the lust part. Love and sexual desire activate different parts of the striatum. Interestingly, the striatum is also associated with drug addiction. When the chemistry between people is just right, getting physical can grow into so much more.Ī 2012 retrospective review found two areas of the brain that track the progression from sexual desire to love. There’s a chemical reaction, a hunger, a purely physical craving for getting physical with another person. Some people are physically drawn together like magnets.
Others find that acting on physical attraction can lead to emotional attraction
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