![]() ![]() And maybe Happily Ever Afters weren’t a singular event. “Maybe our Happily Ever After hadn’t worked on the first shot. We had treasures in our pockets and each other on our skin.” Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare “The story that I love you, it has no end.” I came here for you because of it I am here because of it.” You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson “If I’m gonna die, I want to die having said yes to her as many times as I can.” With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo ![]() Dimples popping out on both cheeks like billboards for joy and I stumble over my own feet.” “Who made this boy think I had time for him? Got me out here wasting all my good words. “If longing is madness, then none of us are sane.” “Unlike anyone I’d ever met, this girl could so very easily make my heart her complete bitch.” The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth “See, the thing about the falling in love montage is that when it’s over, the characters have fallen in love.” Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia “Gods don’t die, and yet, at times, when I’ve sat next to you I thought I’d die, this pain in my chest that I can hardly understand except it’s you, caught there.” ![]() And some part of you should recognize it the first time you meet the other person’s eyes.” Love should feel like the first time you gallop a horse flat out. A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi “I want this more than I’ve ever wanted anything. “No matter what happens, I will never, not in a thousand tragic outcomes, ever regret loving you.” They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera But because we’re about to die, I want to say it as many times as I want-I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.” “If we had our entire lives ahead of us I bet you’d get tired of me telling you how much I love you because I’m positive that’s the path we were heading on. The memory will hurt, but it will be mine.” My memory will touch your skin, your lips. “I would rather have you for a little time than no time at all. I will remember you perfectly. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir “Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from you. “I didn’t know you this morning, and now I don’t remember not knowing you.” And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Simon and the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli “The way I feel about him is like a heartbeat-soft and persistent, underlying everything.” Have one to add? Be sure to share it with us in the comments below! These are some of the most romantic quotes and lines we have ever read in YA lit. These take a fraction of a second to reach the brain, and some studies have shown that just looking at a person you love can activate the same brain region that creates the feelings of euphoria associated with some drugs.Get ready for some serious swooning. Neurologically speaking, the bonds we feel that we know as love are due to the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin, which activate the reward centre in our brain. A poll done in 2013 found that 65 per cent of gay men believe in love at first sight, while 60 per cent of lesbians do. Other types of relationships have been comparatively understudied, though a 2000 study of 38 lesbians found that, on average, they declared their love or commitment to a partner after six months. These surveys focused on heterosexual relationships. Another dating site, Elite Singles, did a poll in 2017 and found that 61 per cent of women believe in love at first sight, while 72 per cent of men do. The average time for men to fall in love is 88 days, while those same feelings of true love take women 134 days. Still, research has shed some light on what is happening in the brain when we do feel those first butterflies – and the amount of time it takes for people to fall in love.Ī 2013 survey conducted by YouGov and dating site eHarmony found that the time taken from the first date to saying “I love you” differs between men and women. It’s different for everyone and relies on all sorts of factors, from how physically attractive you find someone to whether you feel comfortable in their presence. They call it “chemistry”, but falling in love isn’t a perfect science.
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