What do you feel like saying, right now?

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

You’ve lived divorce twice, and I’m sorry you had to go through that, honestly. But the fact you’ve been divorced twice doesn’t make you the authority on women, it just makes you the authority on the two you chose.

LOL!

Originally Posted by AGDee

Buying a house together when you're not married and don't have any legal protections over how to split up that equity if you split up is far worse. However, we aren't going to split up. We're committed for life.

Every couple has good intentions and swears they’ll never split. Many actually promise it at the altar. That’s just how it starts. Good luck, but dopamine is real… for everybody. And the truth is, for most, it wears off. That’s when you find out if you’ve got a real foundation or just chemistry.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Every couple has good intentions and swears they’ll never split. Many actually promise it at the altar. That’s just how it starts. Good luck, but dopamine is real… for everybody. And the truth is, for most, it wears off. That’s when you find out if you’ve got a real foundation or just chemistry.

True, but don’t you think that’s a little broad, Phrozen? I mean, biologically speaking, dopamine always tapers off. That’s just science and science doesn’t lie. The difference is whether couples replace it with oxytocin-bonding, trust, and having the same direction in life. So just because dopamine always drops, love can still deepen. That’s the point. The initial high fades, but when it’s real, it matures into something steadier, stronger, and more rooted. Know what I mean?

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

True, but don’t you think that’s a little broad, Phrozen? I mean, biologically speaking, dopamine always tapers off. That’s just science and science doesn’t lie. The difference is whether couples replace it with oxytocin-bonding, trust, and having the same direction in life. So just because dopamine always drops, love can still deepen. That’s the point. The initial high fades, but when it’s real, it matures into something steadier, stronger, and more rooted. Know what I mean?

Right. When it’s real. That’s the point I was trying to make.