Arthur Aron

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Well, we were looking for people, we were looking for couples that were very intensely in love. These were people who'd been married on the average for 20 years. And we basically just asked various people we knew, that my collaborators knew, and my then-graduate student, Bianca Acevedo, who's now a professor. She interviewed them just to see that they really meant it.

Well, we were looking for people, we were looking for couples that were very intensely in love. These were people who'd been married on the average for 20 years. And we basically just asked various people we knew, that my collaborators knew, and my then-graduate student, Bianca Acevedo, who's now a professor. She interviewed them just to see that they really meant it.

Well, we were looking for people, we were looking for couples that were very intensely in love. These were people who'd been married on the average for 20 years. And we basically just asked various people we knew, that my collaborators knew, and my then-graduate student, Bianca Acevedo, who's now a professor. She interviewed them just to see that they really meant it.

And sure enough, we were able to find, you know, plenty.

And sure enough, we were able to find, you know, plenty.

And sure enough, we were able to find, you know, plenty.

Well, we just basically asked them, they would sit together and we'd ask them to describe, you know, what's going on in their relationship. You know, these were all people who said they were very intensely in love. And we asked them, what does that mean and how does that work?

Well, we just basically asked them, they would sit together and we'd ask them to describe, you know, what's going on in their relationship. You know, these were all people who said they were very intensely in love. And we asked them, what does that mean and how does that work?

Well, we just basically asked them, they would sit together and we'd ask them to describe, you know, what's going on in their relationship. You know, these were all people who said they were very intensely in love. And we asked them, what does that mean and how does that work?

And Bianca, my favorite story is Bianca told me that one couple said, we always annoy our friends because we're always all over each other physically. So while they're talking, they're touching each other and doing things like that.

And Bianca, my favorite story is Bianca told me that one couple said, we always annoy our friends because we're always all over each other physically. So while they're talking, they're touching each other and doing things like that.

And Bianca, my favorite story is Bianca told me that one couple said, we always annoy our friends because we're always all over each other physically. So while they're talking, they're touching each other and doing things like that.

Well, we were. In fact, that's why we did the study. So we put them in the scanner to look at what their brains look like, you know, what areas become active when they look at pictures of their partner. We'd done many earlier studies of people who'd just fallen in love, and the key finding was known as the dopamine reward area that would

Well, we were. In fact, that's why we did the study. So we put them in the scanner to look at what their brains look like, you know, what areas become active when they look at pictures of their partner. We'd done many earlier studies of people who'd just fallen in love, and the key finding was known as the dopamine reward area that would

Well, we were. In fact, that's why we did the study. So we put them in the scanner to look at what their brains look like, you know, what areas become active when they look at pictures of their partner. We'd done many earlier studies of people who'd just fallen in love, and the key finding was known as the dopamine reward area that would

pick up when they looked at a picture of their partner versus a neutral friend. And we found that these people showed the same thing. They showed that activation of the dopamine reward area.

pick up when they looked at a picture of their partner versus a neutral friend. And we found that these people showed the same thing. They showed that activation of the dopamine reward area.