Love. It’s the subject of countless songs, movies, and poems. It drives our greatest joys and deepest heartbreaks. We feel it, chase it, lose it, find it again, but how much do we truly understand this most powerful, universal, and often bewildering of human emotions? Beyond the poetry and the grand gestures, there's a fascinating science at play, a complex dance of brain chemistry, learned behaviors, and ancient evolutionary instincts.

Have you ever wondered why you're drawn to certain people, seemingly against all odds? Why a breakup can feel like a genuine physical pain? Or what really makes a bond last through the test of time? Psychology offers incredible insights into these very questions, peeling back the layers of mystery to reveal the surprising truths behind affection, attraction, and attachment in all their forms.