Even Science Can’t Explain Why I Love You.
“Love is the only science that defies it’s own logic .”
— Anonymous
Have you ever wondered what's the scientific explanation behind why we fall in love with a particular person?
Scientifically speaking, the feeling of love is a result of a chemical reaction that happens through the brain. Oxytocin and Vasopressin —also called love hormones, which are linked to the feeling of trust and commitment to that person you are attracted to; and dopamine which is the reward center that gives you the feeling of pleasure and motivation, are all released from the brain.
In addition, in early stages of love, the serotonin level drops — destabilizing our mood and sleep equilibrium. Which is why just by seeing the person we love changes our mood almost immediately and why we find it hard to sleep when we think about them—and being hopelessly addicted to them.
But understanding these chemicals doesn’t really fully explain the mysteries of why we love a person.
Because even with this knowledge, one question lingers within me:
What is it about you that sent my thoughts spiraling out of control?
How did my brain decided that out of all the people I know, it will be you that I will fall for?
How did you become the one that I can’t stop thinking about, when there are so many others who should have made more sense?
Why, out of all people, was it you who I will be obsessing with, and keep me up each night, thinking about whether you are written upon the pages of my life and if perhaps we have a separate chapter in which you are mine.
How did it chose you to be the one who will make my heart flutter everytime I look at your eyes or hear my name being spoken from your soft, delicate lips and make me lose all logic and everything I know about the science of love?
why you?
why did it have to be you, when I could have fallen in love with someone else—someone who might have loved me just as passionately as I love them?
And yet, here I am, defying all logic and reason for someone who will never reciprocate my love for them.
