There's No Such Thing As Everlasting Love Analysis

There is no single definition of love. It is portrayed in many different ways; from the love of your family and friends, to the love of your significant other. There is not truly a feeling that you will ever experience in the same way twice because it is an indescribable connection that is felt differently by each individual. With this being said, I believe that love is involuntary, and cannot be described in just one way. Some believe that love is completely scientific. Emily Esfahani Smith, as described in her passage “There’s No Such Thing as Everlasting Love (According to Science)”, expresses love as a “micro-moment of positivity resonance”. This I do believe in because you do get bursts of positive feelings when you’re in love, but there is more to love than just that. Smith translates this micro-moment as love being a short burst of emotions that can only be felt when you are physically with the person. She believes that you are not in love with your significant other or family/friends when you are apart. “You may feel connected or bonded to your partner--you may long to be in his company-- but your body is completely loveless” she states. I disagree with this because I

In “The Anatomy of Love” by Ellen Fisher, how the brain systems work is described as a drive, like a thirst. “It’s a craving for a specific person…”, and “... Love, like thirst, will make you do strange things.” Fisher expresses. The brain systems that she writes are romantic love and attachment love. Romantic love is the attraction, and obsessive thinking about your significant other. This type of love enables you to being focused on only one person at a time. Attachment love is the stage after about two years of a committed relationship. The term “attachment” refers to the everlasting commitment you and your partner will have with each