The Everlasting Of Love: Faith, Hope, And Love

“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.” This biblical verse from the book of Corinthians implies that love is an everlasting essence to humanity and without it, life would have no meaning. Love is a natural human behavior that has been around since the beginning of the species. It is the warm, bubbly feeling of butterflies in the stomach, the sweaty hands, the flushed cheeks, and the racing heartbeat. Love is a universal symbol that puts one in an emotional state, but there are also chemical causes behind the romance. According to Webster’s dictionary, the definition of love is an intense feeling of deep affection. Other definitions, such as the one by Dalton Runberg, lean more towards the sensual side, defining love as attraction that includes sexual desire. Poets, philosophers, scientists, and psychologists all have their own meaning of true love. Each individual also has his/her own …show more content…
It is driven by the male and female hormones, testosterone and estrogen. Although testosterone is not limited to only men, it plays an important role in the sex drive of women. According to anthropologist Helen Fisher, the sex drive is primarily “characterized by the craving of sexual gratification.” Lust is not to be confused with a form of love itself, but rather the first part that begins the love process. The second phase of falling in love is attraction, also known as infatuation. “In humans, attraction is also associated with feelings of exhilaration, intrusive thinking about the beloved, and the craving for emotional union” (Fisher). Attraction is very closely associated with the neurotransmitter dopamine. The attraction system mainly gives humans the ability to classify their potential mating partner. The final and most “romantic” stage is that of attachment. Attachment in humans is defined by feelings of calm, secure, comfortable, and emotional