What are the neurochemicals involved in love?

Norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin.

What is the importance of making a daily decision to love in relationships?

Acting lovingly precedes feeling loving.

By setting regular date nights and connecting daily.

Bringing novelty into the relationship.

Nature provides neurochemicals involved in love for about 18 months, after which they decrease unless maintained naturally.
Couples in enduring relationships stress the significance of actively choosing to love daily, emphasizing actions over feelings to sustain love.

What are the neurochemicals involved in love?
Norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin.
How long do nature's love chemicals typically last?
About 18 months.
What is the importance of making a daily decision to love in relationships?
Acting lovingly precedes feeling loving.
How can couples maintain love after the initial 18-month period?
By setting regular date nights and connecting daily.
What strategies can be used to keep a relationship fresh and exciting?
Bringing novelty into the relationship.

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Matt discusses the neurochemicals involved in love: norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin.
Nature provides about 18 months of these chemicals in love, after which they diminish unless generated naturally.
Matt shares three strategies to maintain love after the initial 18-month period.
Couples in long-lasting relationships emphasize the importance of making a daily decision to love.
Acting lovingly precedes feeling loving, dictating the feeling of love.
Strategy one involves prioritizing the partner by setting regular date nights and connecting daily.
Strategy two focuses on giving to the partner to evoke feel-good chemicals and show love through actions.
Strategy three suggests bringing novelty into the relationship to keep it fresh and exciting.