The first stage of romance — the one with all the kissing and love letters — can last anywhere from one to three years.
Falling for each other, as it turns out, is just as much physical as it is emotional. New lovers “get a real surge of dopamine in their brains—in the same area that feels the effects of cocaine and that makes us reach for chocolate,” Fisher says.
“We know how to court, how to get married, how to be newlyweds,” says Love. “But the next step is learning how to be a couple when you’re not experiencing the thrill of the chase. Couples that have been together a long time will tell you that infatuation pales in comparison to long-term love.”
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