I donโt think weโre an animal that was built to be happy; we are an animal that was built to reproduce.
Helen FisherThere's a lot of talk about the positive aspects of love. We as a society downplay the danger, the anxiety, and the disappointment. We romanticize romance.
Helen FisherBoth sexes like the exercise and challenge of sports, but for men it's also a basic display behavior for impressing and winning a mate.
Helen FisherAt first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference.
Helen FisherThere's magic to love... Millions of years ago we evolved three basic drives: the sex love, romantic love, and attachment to a long-term partner. These circuits are deeply embedded in the human brian. They're going to survive as long as our species survive on what Shakespeare called, this "mortal coil."
Helen Fisher