Educator Shannon O'Dell narrates a TED Ed lesson on what happens inside our brains when we fall in love, exploring the neurochemicals and brain systems that guide us through love's various stages, from infatuation to lasting love.
Francesca Hoagy, a former corporate lawyer and matchmaker now focused on teaching about romantic relationships and self-love, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges of finding and maintaining love.
Love is a crucial aspect of life that starts with the foundation of unconditional loves from parents and helps practice qualities such as gratitude, empathy, and appreciation towards others.
In this podcast, the host talks about a viral article about 36 questions that lead to love, and how the questions establish a personal narrative that's causing some sort of autonomic synchronization, explaining the science of falling in love.
The speaker shares a strange thought he's had about taking a woman from a simpler lifestyle to a more luxurious one, possibly due to his perception of underwhelming childhood gifts.
In order to reach true confidence, it's important to get clear on what you want and what you need to do to become deserving of it. Loving someone with a high magnitude can be a burden to bear, but it's important to learn to live with it.
A man falls in love with a girl who adores him and has a nice life with a happy family. They decide to build a lifetime together.
The speaker suggests an exercise of writing down everything you're looking for in a partner and then focusing on being that person yourself. The importance of recognizing that everyone has their own definition and understanding of the word "love" in a relationship is emphasized.
Percy Jackson, a doctor who quit his practice due to tuberculosis, married Bertha Richardson-Wells, a member of a wealthy family from Vermont. Despite his illness, their letters reveal a loving and devoted relationship.
The speaker relates a story about a woman who refused to leave her husband's side in the hospital after he suffered a stroke, despite her daughter suggesting she go home and rest.
The speaker discusses how they used to justify being in bad relationships because of the idea of love, which they describe as being willing to die for someone you want to kill. They compare it to the confusion they experienced when they first became wealthy and tries to contemplate what love really means.
A love story about a man who builds a beautiful garden house in the center of his steel factory, which incorporated greenhouses to grow hothouse flowers, peacocks, grapevines, and pineapple groves but fails to understand and please the woman he loves.
The speaker discusses the possible functions of love, such as for child-rearing and as a survival tool, and questions the concept of finding a solid center within oneself for discipline.
The speaker discusses their journey towards understanding love and relationships, while overcoming addictive behaviors that were not serving their greatest good.
The speaker discusses how love can be experienced in different ways, such as through appreciation of nature or as a result of mate selection and attraction. She focuses specifically on the aspects of love related to mating, including mate selection and retention, poaching, and expulsion.
The speaker reflects on the memories of her first love and how it reminds her of the pressure of fitting in while growing up.
The speaker reflects on the power of love and how it influences their perspective on humanity, though acknowledging that it does not necessarily mean liking everyone.
The speaker expresses frustration towards someone who claims that a person did not love anyone, and questions the motives of another individual in a past situation involving a person they trusted.
A man from West Africa searched for love in a different continent due to his financial status. While he did not find a long-distance relationship, he remained open to new friendships.
Jesus' heart symbolizes his continuous love for the Father and for all human beings, as he knew and loved each and every one of us during his life, agony, and passion, and ultimately gave himself up for us.
Darlene Hulse is remembered as a loving mother and wife who fought fiercely to protect her daughters during her last moments alive. Despite making creepy dolls that her family can't get rid of, they hold onto them as a reminder of how much she loved them.
The initial spark of passionate love can lead to long-lasting, stable love if couples follow rules of equity, self-disclosure, and trust. Individuals with secure attachment styles are typically most successful in romantic relationships that begin with attraction.
A woman challenges herself to take her husband's boots off every day during Lent as a small act of love. She also discovers how her controlling nature has affected her husband, and is motivated to change.
Love cannot be bought with money, unlike other things such as sex, dinners, or pamphlets. The more you give love, the more you receive it, but accumulating wealth doesn't necessarily give you more love.
The speaker shares a personal story about falling in love with someone who did not feel the same way and the struggle of accepting this reality.
The speaker sends his love to the fans and their families, expressing his admiration towards them both as individuals and for their podcast, which is very popular in America.
The speaker talks about how an event made them realize the importance of saying "I love you" and how they are now trying to connect their family and friends.
The speaker discusses the concept of love and its necessity in human life. He reflects on his own priorities and the importance of relationships.
The host shares the story of how he met his Puerto Rican girlfriend in a bar in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and how they fell for each other in a real, ungentrified New York way.
A woman expresses how she unexpectedly fell in love with someone who she initially thought was unlikely to be her husband but ended up really liking him as a person.
A man travels to Augusta, Georgia to borrow money from his ex-girlfriend, then hits the road with a pocket full of cash.
