25 Fascinating Love Facts

Courtesy of MSN

1. Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
I used to get up before he did because I'm self conscious about my breath in the morning.

2. People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
I will have to try that some times

3. When it comes to doing the deed early in the relationship, 78 percent of women would decline an intimate rendezvous if they had not shaved their legs or underarms.
I used to go out and if I were wearing pants I wouldn't shave because that meant I wouldn't hook up with anyone. Ahhh youth.

4. Feminist women are more likely than other females to be in a romantic relationship.
Now I don't believe this. All I hear from older women is what I have to do to land a husband is make myself to be dependent and not independent.

5. Two-thirds of people report that they fall in love with someone they've known for some time vs. someone that they just met.
I can believe this. Unfortunately I know I am not getting with any of the guys I know.

6. There's a reason why office romances occur: The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
I can see this too. I would never do it. If we were to break up I would have to quit

7. Falling in love can induce a calming effect on the body and mind and raises levels of nerve growth factor for about a year, which helps to restore the nervous system and improves the lover's memory.
I don't think I've ever truly been in love. But the happiness part I agree with. The other shitty parts in your life don't seem so bad when you are in a relationship. The flip side to that is when you are having problems in your relationship everything seems catastrophic

8. Love can also exert the same stress on your body as deep fear. You see the same physiological responses — pupil dilation, sweaty palms, and increased heart rate.
Maybe

9. Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate — the part of the brain involving cravings.
Maybe

10. The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth.
Don't tell R. Kelly

11. The "Love Detector" service from Korean cell phone operator KTF uses technology that is supposed to analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection. Users later receive an analysis of the conversation delivered through text message that breaks down the amount of affection, surprise, concentration and honesty of the other speaker.
The one thing I hear constantly about Korea is how advanced in technology they are. I would love to visit.

12. Eleven percent of women have gone online and done research on a person they were dating or were about to meet, versus seven percent of men.
This percentage is soooooooo much higher than that.

13. Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
Maybe

14. The oldest known love song was written 4,000 years ago and comes from an area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
This is one of the first modern cities. Of course.

15. The tradition of the diamond engagement ring comes from Archduke Maximillian of Austria who, in the 15th century, gave a diamond ring to his fiancée, Mary of Burgundy.
I don't need a big wedding but I refuse to walk the rest of my life with a crappy piece of jewelry

16. Forty-three percent of women prefer their partners never sign "love" to a card unless they are ready for commitment.
Maybe

17. People who are newly in love produce decreased levels of the hormone serotonin — as low as levels seen in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Perhaps that's why it's so easy to feel obsessed when you're smitten.
Maybe

18. Philadelphia International Airport finished as the No. 1 best airport for making a love connection, according to an online survey.
Now who did you really ask this and how much time do you really spend in an airport?

19. According to mathematical theory, we should date a dozen people before choosing a long-term partner; that provides the best chance that you'll make a love match.
I agree but why am I unable to do this

20. A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
No Comment (if you work in the Registrar's Office you know what's up)

21. Every Valentine's Day, Verona, the Italian city where Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet took place, receives around 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.
Men (and maybe a few women) are just dumb

21. When we get dumped, for a period of time we love the person who rejected us even more, says Dr. Helen Fisher of Rutgers University and author of Why We Love. The brain regions that lit up when we were in a happy union continue to be active.
Ummm...Maybe

22. People telling the story of how they fell in love overwhelmingly believe the process is out of their control.
Maybe

23. Familiarity breeds comfort and closeness … and romance.
Maybe

24. One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
That is scary but probably true

25. OK, this one may not surprise you, but we had to share it: Having a romantic relationship makes both genders happier. The stronger the commitment, the greater the happiness!
Maybe
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Laura Schaefer is the author of Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor