News just in- the rom coms were not lying! Here we have some facts about love than will restore you faith in romance!
Cuddles are good!
Hugs can make you live longer- Couples who talk about their relationship, watch romantic videos and snuggle for 20 seconds have lower heart rates and blood pressure.
Cuddling can help headaches- Cuddling releases the love hormone oxytocin which is used in the treatment of headaches, so if you need to lie down in a dark room- do it with your partner!
Kissing reduces cortisol- The stress hormone- so you will feel much less wound up if you have a good smooch!
Couples heart rates can sync- When they stare into each other's eyes.
Looking at photographs of a loved one- Can reduce physical pain- so if you are bed bound from an injury- have one to hand in between pain relief.
Love at first sight- Can happen in one fifth of a second- and men fall faster than women. 23% of online daters of on to marry someone they met on a dating site or app because they fell for their profile pic right away!
You're not crazy for being infatuated by a new love interest- The calming hormone serotonin is lowered when you're in love to the same levels as someone with OCD.