It seems that love and relationships are something that humans have sought after and written about since the beginning of time.
Indeed the bible which is one of mans' oldest scriptures describes God's unquestionable and unconditional love of man.
Shakespeare describes archetypal true love and relationships through his characters Romeo and Juliet and Anthony and Cleopatra.
Further fairy tales promote a love which is both true and almost unrealistically divine.
The concept of living happily ever after suggests that at a certain stage of a relationship it becomes unconditional.
It would appear that even in the most permanent and stable relationships cemented through marriage, love in the 21st century requires constant maintenance.
When couples begin courting love just appears to happen, usually lust for each other will induce feelings similar to love.
These feelings appear to be enhanced or stimulated by the brain releasing chemicals at different stages.
After this initial phase begins the honeymoon period where couples are very attracted to each other and nothing seems to be too much trouble.
In this phase love is strong and couples enjoy finding out more about each other and their partners.
Finally is the stage of a relationship where unconditional love would most likely occur.
This is the stage of commitment, intimacy and passion where couples become attached and enter into commitments such as marriage or they may simply purchase a property together.
During this stage of solidarity (or attachment stage) one would presume that couples have survived numerous difficult situations and therefore would now have the strength to overcome all obstacles.
This however does not seem to be the fate of many long term partners.
In fact it would appear that many couples in the attachment stage find that their love wanes periodically or completely.
Whether through unrealistic expectations (such as the guarantee of living happily ever after) or unlimited other reasons the statistics are that 50% of modern marriages fall apart.
It seems that couples are failing to maintain the intimacy, commitment and passion needed to stay together.
There is often a decrease in respect and often a breakdown of communication and needs.
Many may ask why this occurs when everything was so perfect in the previous phase of the relationship.
The answer may lie in poor maintenance and complaints handling during life's trials and tribulations.
Nevertheless, it would appear that unconditional love may be only found with God, between a mother/ father and sibling or maybe the other 50%.
Indeed the bible which is one of mans' oldest scriptures describes God's unquestionable and unconditional love of man.
Shakespeare describes archetypal true love and relationships through his characters Romeo and Juliet and Anthony and Cleopatra.
Further fairy tales promote a love which is both true and almost unrealistically divine.
The concept of living happily ever after suggests that at a certain stage of a relationship it becomes unconditional.
It would appear that even in the most permanent and stable relationships cemented through marriage, love in the 21st century requires constant maintenance.
When couples begin courting love just appears to happen, usually lust for each other will induce feelings similar to love.
These feelings appear to be enhanced or stimulated by the brain releasing chemicals at different stages.
After this initial phase begins the honeymoon period where couples are very attracted to each other and nothing seems to be too much trouble.
In this phase love is strong and couples enjoy finding out more about each other and their partners.
Finally is the stage of a relationship where unconditional love would most likely occur.
This is the stage of commitment, intimacy and passion where couples become attached and enter into commitments such as marriage or they may simply purchase a property together.
During this stage of solidarity (or attachment stage) one would presume that couples have survived numerous difficult situations and therefore would now have the strength to overcome all obstacles.
This however does not seem to be the fate of many long term partners.
In fact it would appear that many couples in the attachment stage find that their love wanes periodically or completely.
Whether through unrealistic expectations (such as the guarantee of living happily ever after) or unlimited other reasons the statistics are that 50% of modern marriages fall apart.
It seems that couples are failing to maintain the intimacy, commitment and passion needed to stay together.
There is often a decrease in respect and often a breakdown of communication and needs.
Many may ask why this occurs when everything was so perfect in the previous phase of the relationship.
The answer may lie in poor maintenance and complaints handling during life's trials and tribulations.
Nevertheless, it would appear that unconditional love may be only found with God, between a mother/ father and sibling or maybe the other 50%.
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