INQ120D
Living an Examined Life

Activity 12

Falling in Love

  1. What is love?
  2. Why do we fall in love?
  3. An equation for love
  4. Measuring love
  5. Loving pets
  6. Anthropomorphism

Ten Causes of Falling in Love

  1. Similarity
  2. Desirable Characteristics of the Other
  3. Reciprocal Liking
  4. Social Influences
  5. Filling Needs
  6. Arousal/Unusualness
  7. Specific Cues
  8. Readiness for Entering a Relationship
  9. Being Alone with the Love Object, or Exclusiveness
  10. Mystery