…Love is blind, love is beautiful. You never fight with someone you truly love. You can’t even spend a day without your significant other. You shouldn’t even look at someone else if you’re as in love with your partner as you say you are. 

Oh, really? Is love actually that many things? Do you believe this stuff?

I am sure that growing up, you came across all kinds of myths about love. Poets and authors wrote tons of things about love, making it seem like the most beautiful thing on the planet. I’m not saying that it’s not, but they refer to it as being some sort of madness that you’re not able to control.

However, there are quite a few studies that have discovered a connection between obsessive-compulsive disorder and romantic love. As long as we live, we keep learning, right?

That’s why in today’s article we want to talk about all sorts of myths about love that we all used to believe at some point. Let’s debunk them!

1. Women are needier

…but what if they’re not?

Maybe it’s because of all the love stories we grew up with, in which a charming prince comes and rescues the poor sad princess, but many people believe that women are needier than men.

I’ve seen a lot of males completely out of their minds without their partners around them, so which one is true and which one is false?

2. Opposite attract 

We go back to the stories: we’ve seen a mermaid fall in love with a man, a princess with a beast, Romeo and Juliet, and so many other examples. But how much different do you have to be from your partner, so that the relationship can be a good one?

Many researchers say that opposite people are attracted to each other, but they need to have things in common as well. Moreover, they actually suggest that people who are very similar are more likely to get together and have a serious relationship.

…Which side are you on? Tell us in the comments down below!

3. Women are not scared of commitment 

Trust me, they are! It’s not that easy for a woman to let her guard down and say goodbye to her wild, independent, and passionate life. Unless she is sure about what she wants and what her partner is going to offer her, she might take longer to decide if she’s committed or not.

4. Women are the ones who are more romantic

…What do you think? Is this true or false? 

Many magazines that write articles about love and dating say that women need more romance in their lives and it’s up to men to give them what they want.

However, Match.com’s Singles in America study has discovered that roughly 59% of men believed in love at first sight, compared to only 49% of women.

To back this information up, biological anthropologist Helen Fisher suggests that this might be the cause of men being more visually oriented. They see a woman they find attractive and they’re all eyes and ears when it comes to her.

In addition to that, another study on the same topic suggests that men were more likely to believe and agree with statements such as “I know I can make things work, even though we have a few problems”, or  “This woman is the only one I’ll ever love”.

Long story short, some people say that men who’ve had more social and economic freedom compared to women are actually less practical and hardheaded when it comes to romantic relationships.

5. Passionate love doesn’t last long 

…but what if it does?

For years, many evolutionary scientists believed that deep intense romantic relationships lasted long enough for two people to meet, get together, have babies, and raise them into toddlerhood.

Some biologists refer to this thing as the “four-year itch”. They suggest that after this period, both men and women lose some of their passion for one another.

But a more recent study co-authored by Fisher suggests that passionate love can even last for decades, for some people. Psychologist Arthur Aron and neuroscientist Bianca P. Acevedo made an experiment and put 17 volunteers into an MRI machine.

All of these people were in serious monogamous relationships and all of them stated that even though a lot of time had passed, they still had their initial spark.

In conformity with the scans, the brains of these long-term sweethearts had a lot of things in common with those who are newly in love. However, they noticed an exception: those who are in serious relationships didn’t show any activity in the parts of the brain that are linked to anxiety and obsession when we first fall in love.

Scientists don’t have an exact answer to that, but they believe that it is because the subjects of the study had high levels of serotonin, a chemical substance credited for mood management.

…If you want to read something else from us, check this article out: 10 Things People Are Too Afraid to Ask Their Partners!