Dopamine and Love Addiction in Relationships

In marriage and with long term relationships is that you move from that state of intoxication into kind of a deeper, deeper shared intimacy. You're like weeding a garden, you're constantly working at the relationship,. I'm trying to keep it fresh, but also enjoying the trust and loyalty and respect that comes from this continued commitment. But some people actually their drug of choice is falling in love. And then those people are susceptible even when they love their partner to using love as a drug or using sex and relationships, pornography masturbation has a drug, right? Which is why many 12 step groups to help people with sex and pornography also include love addiction. Because those it's basically the same drug.

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