According to psychological studies on love, the brain releases a variety of hormones and chemicals that heighten feelings of extreme desire and want.

The majority of people experience psychological attraction, but falling in love is a brain-based process. When you find "the one," you will become engrossed in their eyes and realise in your heart that they are the one for you.

25 astounding psychological facts about love are provided below:

1. When two people are in love, their heart rates synchronise

Your heartbeats will synchronise when you are in a relationship with someone who is deeply important to you. Your relationship with your lover becomes stronger as a result.

2. Lust differs from love
We are psychologically driven to reproduce through feelings of lust. These lusty feelings are mostly brought on by the hormones oestrogen and testosterone.When in a relationship motivated by love, as opposed to lust, you are more interested in getting to know the other person on a verbal and emotional level.

3. Love hormones can cause you to act erratically
One of the love hormones, oxytocin, is what leads to jealousy. When oxytocin levels are high, people are more likely to act in ways that are harmful to their relationships.

4. Love is truly three emotions in one

Love is actually three emotions in one. What we have come to term "love" is actually a blend of lust, attraction, and attachment, according to anthropologist and expert on human behaviour Helen Fisher.

5.Many species have monogamous relationships
Not only humans, but other creatures also have lifelong partners. Numerous other species, including wolves, doves, and many others, also frequently mate for life.

6. Love drives wild behaviou
When you fall in love, you could act differently than you would in a regular relationship. When a person is sexually aroused, their brain disables self-awareness, critical reasoning, and rationality. This may result in some poor choices.

7. Love improves health
Married persons have a lower risk of developing some cardiovascular ailments, according to a 2014 study.
According to the study, married people have 5 percent fewer chances of developing any form of vascular illness than single people do. They also had 8 percent, 9 percent, and 19 percent reduced odds of developing peripheral artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and abdominal aortic aneurysm, respectively.

8. Love makes you more content
If you ever experience depression, it might be a good idea to reflect on the person you love.According to a Fisher study, romantic love causes the release of dopamine, the neurotransmitter that makes you feel happy.
 

9. Your body can sense whether you are in love with someone in less than four minutes. In a famous study by psychology professor Arthur Aron, it was shown that four minutes of eye contact is all it takes to feel incredibly close to someone.

10. You can lose weight through love
Oxytocin, a chemical produced by love that makes you feel emotionally happy but also makes it difficult to sleep, can also reduce your appetite. According to a 2015 study, men who had higher oxytocin levels consumed fewer calories and experienced "beneficial metabolic effects."
 

11. The likelihood of falling in love with someone "in your league" is the highest.
A 2011 study found that people frequently approach those who are roughly on par in terms of beauty.

12. Your love has actually made you blind.
Your body naturally turns off the neurological pathways in your brain that are responsible for negative emotions when you are with someone. When this happens, your body stops evaluating your love critically.

13. Different areas of the brain are involved in falling in love
Fisher's research revealed that many brain regions, most notably the prefrontal cortex, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland, release hormones into your body. As a result of the resultant chemicals, you begin to fall in love with the person you are with.
 

14. Love is chemically similar to OCD
In the early stages of lovemost people have lower levels of serotonin in their bodies and a higher level of cortisol. Serotonin is connected to happiness, while cortisol is connected to stress.These levels have been found to be very similar to people who have been diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), and have been found to explain why we are out of sorts when we fall in love with someone."It's what gives you the elation and the craving that is basic to romantic love," Fisher has explained.

 15. Feelings of love connection are not exclusive to romantic partnerships.
Maternal interactions, especially bonding, exhibit attachment, one of the emotions that fuel love. The two main hormones released during attachment sensations are oxytocin and vasopressin.

16. Relationships with intimate partners and creativity
According to studies, love makes the mind far more imaginative and abstract. Intimacy is a way of living in the present because it causes people to concentrate on the here and now rather than the long term.
 

17. Chocolate contains the same emotional sensation of love.
The same psychological consequences that love has are also caused by chocolate. Your body releases the hormone phenylethylamine, which is also a substance released during love, when you consume chocolate.

18. Letting go of tension and pain through holding hands with a loved one
Another study found that couples who hold hands have a closer bond and can comfort one another when one of them is distressed or hurting.
 

19. You can get sick from love.
When someone falls in love, they eventually experience lovesickness. The stress hormone cortisol, which lowers immunological function, is released by the body when you fall in love. You have more chances of getting sick as a result.

20. Heartache can result from love.
Love simply hurts sometimes. People experience heartbreak frequently, which might result in broken heart syndrome. Women are more likely to experience this, which occurs when the heart is damaged by the physical stress of losing someone they love.

21. If you're in love, your pupils can tell.
According to a 2015 study, your pupils enlarge when you are attracted to someone.
 

22. True love exists at first sight
It might just take a fifth of a second to fall in love. This is the origin of the expressions "insta-love" and "love at first sight."

23. Being in love definitely makes your stomach flutter.
When you get butterflies in the stomach, your body is actually releasing adrenaline, which can be perplexing if you're currently seeing someone.
 

24. The natural analgesic power of love
It has been established that communicating with your spouse in some way can lessen your discomfort

25. Everything is about love.
It has been discovered that love is something that will endure in a relationship, regardless of what occurs.