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Love at first sight isn't usually mutual

Love at first sight isn't usually mutual

A comparison of participant reports of love at first sight showed that it's typically a one-sided phenomenon; this suggests that shared instant love isn't very common. The researchers suspect, however, that one partner's intense initial experience could help shape the other person's recollection, shifting it toward a belief that he or she also experienced love at first sight.

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Love At First Sight

Love At First Sight

Love at first sight: Is it possible? Do people really meet and in moments simply know they're meant to be? New evidence suggests: Yes, they do.

The idea is wonderfully romantic: Two strangers see each other "across a crowded...

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Love at First Sight Isn't Just Biased Memory

Love at First Sight Isn't Just Biased Memory

People really do report experiencing love at first sight in the instant they encounter a person. It's a strong initial attraction that would later become a relationship. One compelling counter-argument—that people have biased memories and essentially create the illusion of having fallen for each ...

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Men Report Love at First Sight More than Women

Men Report Love at First Sight More than Women

The researchers aren't sure why this happens, but it begs more investigation. Might women be less inclined to this experience because they are more selective in whom they might date, as other research has shown? Men might, for example, report this experience with multiple potential partners. But ...

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Love at First Sight Isn't Really "Love"

Love at First Sight Isn't Really "Love"

The kind of qualities that are known to reflect love—intimacy, commitment, passion—are not particularly strong in those first moments when people say they've fallen in love at first sight. At least, these emotions are not exper...

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You're More Likely to Feel Love at First Sight with Beautiful People

You're More Likely to Feel Love at First Sight with Beautiful People

In this study, strangers were more likely to report experiencing love at first sight with physically attractive others; in fact, one rating higher in attractiveness on the scale that the researchers used corresponded with a nine t...

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The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

Science favors the romantics. Love at first sight actually is experienced by people, but it's not so much "love" or "passion," Instead, it's a strong pull or attraction that makes someone particularly open to the possibilities of a relationship. Love at first sight can happen multiple ti...

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