Why Do Humans Fall In Love? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
Romantic love likely evolved as a survival strategy to ensure the intensive care required by human infants. Research suggests that stable pair bonds, facilitated by hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin, significantly improved infant survival rates. This evolutionary adaptation appears to have repurposed the ancient mother-infant bonding circuitry for adult partnerships, with evidence of romantic love found across a vast majority of human societies. AI
