I was trying to decide what to blog about today when my husband pointed out this article on the science of romance.
Neuroscientists are now saying romantic love comes from the brain. That it can be explained through brain images, hormones, and genetics.
The Science of Romance: Brains Have A Love Circuit
I suppose if this is true the next thing will be someone coming up with a little pill for those who have had their hearts broken. There seems to be a pill for everything else. I don’t like the thought of doctors prescribing pills to either make someone fall in love or keep them there. That sounds more like a horror story to me, not romance, and way too much like the Stepford Wives.
This article might explain why some people rush from romantic relationship to romantic relationship, wanting that rush of feeling that comes from falling in love, like an addiction to a drug. Or why a woman might keep falling in love with men who are all wrong for her.
As a romance novelist, I want to believe my hero and heroine fall for each other because they are right for each other and are meant to be together. I like happy endings and I like knowing my characters are happy as they ride off into the sunset together.
In fact, the more I read articles like this one, the more I want to curl up with a good romance novel where true love exists and anything is possible. There’s a medieval romance in my to be read pile that is calling to me. A battle scarred knight/warrior and a lady who needs rescuing…….
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