“Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people.”
Parts of the brain that are love-bitten include the one responsible for gut feelings, and the ones which generate the euphoria induced by drugs such as cocaine. So the brains of people deeply in love do not look like those of people experiencing strong emotions, but instead like those of people snorting coke. Love, in other words, uses the neural mechanisms that are activated during the process of addiction. “We are literally addicted to love,” Dr Young observes.
It’s funny how love is viewed scientifically. It’s …read more

Kat Wilder, a forty-something divorced mom shares the various tales of dating, exes, perimenopause and middle-aged sex – she’s also sharing a tale of just how sometimes wanting your partner to be brutally honest is sometimes cutting off more than you can chew.
What would you do if you introduced your new ‘main squeeze’ to your friends – only to find out later that your ’squeeze’ has lustful fantasies about one in particular?