I believe MORE of Mexicanos doctors than any Americans. Another eye opener for the ignorant. If you are injured in France, you can take 2 months off or longer, there are no set 5 max sick days in a year. If you need to go to a university to get a college degree, it’s free. If you need to go to a hospital after an accident, it’s free. If you are pregnant, there will be a part-time government employee who are sent to help you cook, wash dishes, and do your laundry. Americans are so dumb, I am embarrased to call myself one.

But don’t lose hope because the article mentions, “…they believe the same chemical also stimulates companionship, which is essential in any long-term relationship.”
Also, keep in mind that there are exceptions to these supposed facts–for example, some people need as little as 3 hours of sleep per night to be fully rested. There is no doubt that most relationships become less intense as time goes on, but since the 4 years is an evolutionary thing, it’s very likely that over (centuries of) time this will change in humans to last an average of 18 years or even a lifetime. Evolution occurs through the most useful genes having dominance, so even though there is an average or even a vast majority, there are always exceptions with the new strong gene or a “weaker” one that slipped through. I am willing to bet that there are people alive today who can feel love for a lifetime.

4 a few years anyway ….

And I tend to agree that “love” doesn’t exist. It a complex chemical reaction triggered by external stimuli. The behaviour of the reaction depends on the stimuli and your genetics and experiences. That’s why it’s even more annoying.

Ah, but it is definately better to have loved and lost, than to have never have loved at all, sigh, still not over her, damn.

greets from croatia

The official site of National Autonomous University of Mexico – http://www.unam.mx

And here is the direct link to the article:
http://www.dgcs.unam.mx/boletin/bdboletin/2008_094.html

I hope, you speak Spanish.

The chemical processes that occur in our brain to make us feel love need only exist for a limited amount of time.

The four year mark may seem arbitrary, but it dates back to caveman days. It’s the amount of time required for a child to be conceived and taken care of for their first few years. After that, at least w/ respect to a more primal society, a child could be weened by its peers, rendering the parents’ relationship unnecessary.