There were real reasons that you were attracted to somebody originally. The brain doesn't pick willy-nilly. Unless you part ways hating each other for some reason, that mechanism could get triggered again. You can literally fall in love again.
Helen FisherNeither gender is routinely more jealous - although women are more willing to work to win back a lover, while men tend to flaunt their money and status and are more likely to walk out to protect their self-esteem or save face.
Helen FisherIn courtship, who wins and who loses will determine who passes on their DNA to tomorrow.
Helen FisherYoung women today do not marry the men they met in high school, or even the one they go out with at college, because they do not need to.
Helen Fisher