Valentine’s Day arrives every year with remarkable self-confidence. It assumes love should be obvious, effortless and permanently exciting. Cards suggest that if love is real, it will feel magical.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many researchers use the concept of ‘love addiction’ as a shorthand for exploring maladaptive romances.Illustration: Rita Liu/The ...

Why great sex doesn’t always mean real love is a truth many people learn through heartbreak. When physical chemistry ignites between two people, it can feel electric, powerful enough to make you ...

A very depressing day, weather-wise. And there are other reasons to feel a little down: family illness, wedding-planning stresses, and mean-spirited motherfuckers tryin’ to bust on me an’ mine. But ...

That seems to be what the second link I posted is getting at, and reading the other guy's stuff on the psychology today this might just be his interpretation. Still...can't help but feel that it's not ...