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Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose
By Ayala Malach Pines
310 pages
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- Routledge
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- New York
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- 1999
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Synopsis
How do people fall in love? Why does true love elude so many of us? Are there different kinds of love? Why is it that the same traits that charm us when we fall for someone are often the same traits that drive us crazy later on?This first book is to unlock the mysteries of how and why we fall in love. It is filled with tips and suggestions for those seeking an intimate relationship as well as step-by-step instructions for lovers to turn relationship problems into opportunities for growth.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction xi
- Part One - Conscious Choices 1
- 1 - Proximity, the Hidden Matchmaker 3
- 2 - Arousal, the Elixir of Love 13
- 3 - Beauty and Character 29
- 4 - Birds of a Feather or Opposites Attract? 51
- 5 - Satisfying Needs and Reciprocating Love 69
- 6 - Falling in Love as a Process 83
- 7 - On Gender and Love, Status and Beauty 97
- Part Two - Unconscious Choices 125
- 8 - Openness to Love 127
- 9 - The Son Falls in Love with “mother,” the Daughter with “father” 145
- 10 - The Internal Romantic Image 163
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction xi
- Part One - Conscious Choices 1
- 1 - Proximity, the Hidden Matchmaker 3
- 2 - Arousal, the Elixir of Love 13
- 3 - Beauty and Character 29
- 4 - Birds of a Feather or Opposites Attract? 51
- 5 - Satisfying Needs and Reciprocating Love 69
- 6 - Falling in Love as a Process 83
- 7 - On Gender and Love, Status and Beauty 97
- Part Two - Unconscious Choices 125
- 8 - Openness to Love 127
- 9 - The Son Falls in Love with “mother,” the Daughter with “father” 145
- 10 - The Internal Romantic Image 163
- 11 - Four Stories 191
- Part Three - Romantic Love in Long-Term Relationships 211
- 12 - Turning Love Problems into Opportunities for Growth 215
- Appendix 237
- References 253
- Photo Permission 272
- Index 273