Relationship Blog

John Gottman, through his research on couples, has identified three phases of love. The success or failure of a relationship is determined by how a couple moves through these phases. Phase 1 Love and limerence. Helen Fisher suggests that once physical and emotional attraction begins, “in love” chemicals like Oxcytocin (known as the “cuddle hormone”) and dopamine (the pleasure hormone) are released. The good news is that these.