Falling in Love is an emotion (Cofer, 1972), which, according to the Schacter-Singer theory, is a subjective feeling based upon physiological arousal and interpretations of the stimuli that are linked to the arousal (Cornelius, 1996). ... In romantic relationships, falling in loveis mainly a Western concept of moving from a feeling of neutrality towards a person to one of love. ... The love feeling also affects sophisticated cognitive functions, such as mental representation, metaphors and body image. ... "By understanding why they fall in love and why they are so heartbroken, they can use new...

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