Are there measurable predictors for falling in love? Kruglanski et al. provide three. Their novel model includes a drive to feel socially significant: the Quest for Significance. This adds an important dimension to basic survival drives that others have proposed for the experience of love. It also adds to the tools available to those seeking intimacy and slow love.
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