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People are more likely to fall intensely in love when they are anxious and their self-esteem is lowest…. Feeling inadequate, unhappy, and empty are virtual prerequisites for falling and staying desperately in love; at least temporarily, the ecstasy of desire seems to cure everything that ails you. There is a connection between aversive states of mind — loneliness, shame, even grief and horror — and a propensity to feel overwhelming passion; this is one reason why romances blossom in times of war or natural disasters, as well as during the private disasters of our everyday lives.
Related Authors: Jeanne Safer | The Golden Condom: | Other Essays on Love Lost | Found
Related Topics: depression, love, romance
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