… , but other researchers have revisited these studies and either drawn from the results to
further develop an understanding of the function of romantic love, or they have challenged the …

… nificance of romantic love. While some people have considered romantic love extremely rare
in all … nition, with those who feel that romantic love is rare defining it as a case of extreme …

… known as passionate love, obsessive love, or romantic love. Ethologists generally lump this
… clear that passionate love has a strong motivational component and functions much like a …

… Sixty-five (87%) societies have ratings for both romantic love and premarital sex. We
hypothesized that romantic love ratings would be higher for societies that allow or tolerate …

… In our analysis, we ask: “What are the fitness-relevant functions of romantic love?” Phylogenetic
explanations attempt to answer questions about the evolutionary history of a behavior …

… of activation for maternal love and romantic love in the following … with the view that romantic
and maternal love have a shared … In other words, well-functioning love relationships are …

… We suggest that the differences do not affect the evolutionary functions of romantic love and
… of the form and function of romantic love cross culturally than does either approach by itself. …

… (2) in this function romantic love has not only not harmed the relationship of the sexes but
has enhanced the status of women and softened the impact on the marital union of factors that …

… and romantic love were hypothesized on the basis of a social influence interpretation and the
view that romantic love is … of romantic love experiences did not vary as a function of internal …

… of “romantic love” on cognitive function remain relatively … distinct ‘emotional’ trait, romantic
love is in fact based on neural … and physical intimacy of a romantic partner. Areas such as the …