Love must be one of the most complex and confusing feelings in the human experience. It is an integral part of our existence, and we remain preoccupied with it throughout our lives – from cradle to grave, from our prehistoric origins to these digital times.
When we find the one, or at least the one who is better than anyone who came along before, it’s time to realise that, from this moment, biology and the wiring in our brains are working against us. Our genes do not encourage us to love for life, but to attract diversity. As evolved social mammals, we have every evolutionary reason to fail to form a lifelong, sexually monogamous relationship. This is because, in conditions of abundance, monogamy does not present a significant genetic survival advantage. Therefore, exchanging rings, signing the marriage register, and making vows are all very nice, but there is no
