This article examines the possibility that romantic love (with intensity, engagement, and sexual interest) can exist in long-term relationships. A review of taxonomies, theory, and research suggests that romantic love, without the obsession component typical of early stage romantic love, can and does exist in long-term marriages, and is associated with marital satisfaction, well-being, and high...

Five studies investigated the links among narcissism, self-esteem, and love. Across all studies, narcissism was associated primarily with a game-playing love style. This link was found in reports of general love styles (Study 1a) and of love in ongoing romantic relationships (Studies 1b-3, 5). Narcissists' game-playing love style was the result of a need for power and autonomy (Study 2) and was...

This volume contains 16 papers originally presented at the Learned Love conference held in Utrecht on November 6 and 7, 2006, a conference which was organized to celebrate the Emblem Project Utrecht (EPU) and to discuss its outcomes. This project began in 2002 with the purpose of publishing an Internet site with scholarly and searchable editions of Dutch emblem books. It ended in November 2006 ...

the leili and majnoon story is one of the most beautiful love stories which however of it arabic base, by unmatched power and magnificent expression helps of nezami, this topic become one of the famous romantic love at persian language. and is one of the best romantic songs models at the persian poets that have many imitators. from the vast number of imitators can be named nor addin abd orahman...

A Quick guide to Love Spots: striking male-specific regions of the eye found in some insects that are used for detecting and chasing females.

background and objectives: hemodialysis (hd) is one of the therapeutic modalities patients. since inadequate dialysis increases mortality and morbidity of patients, therefore, assessment of dialysis adequacy is clinically important. for this reason, hemodialysis adequacy was determined in patients undergoing maintenance hd at the mostafa khomeini hospital, tehran, iran. materials and methods: t...

background: in its constitution of 1948, who defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity” . in 1994, the agency for health care policy and research published clinical practice guidelines recommending providers to routinely evaluate patients’ hrqol (health related quality of life) and use their assessment to ...

background & aim : heart failure is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases which decreases the quality of life. most of the factors influencing quality of life can be modified with ongoing educational interventions. inadequate teaching is one of the causes of low health outcomes. therefore, this study examined the effects of a roy’s adaptation model (ram) based on quality of life of pat...

Oxytocin, also known as ‘‘love hormone,’’ is a mammalian neuropeptide acting primarily in the brain. The neuromodulatory effects of oxytocin play critical roles in a wide range of social, parental, and stress-related behaviors. More recently, deficiencies in oxytocin levels and mutations of the oxytocin receptor have also been associatedwith the etiology of autism. Recent studies highlighted in...

Love is a complex neurobiological phenomenon, relying on trust, belief, pleasure and reward activities within the brain, i.e., limbic processes. These processes critically involve oxytocin, vasopressin, dopamine, and serotonergic signaling. Moreover, endorphin and endogenous morphinergic mechanisms, coupled to nitric oxide autoregulatory pathways, play a role. Naturally rewarding or pleasurable...