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Why we stay attracted to people who aren't right for us

My brain knows my boyfriend is wrong for me in every logical way but my body physically craves him and I feel addicted to the chaos he brings into my life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The neurochemical reward system can override rational assessment, creating a bondage between desire and destruction.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Falling in love — the neuroscience and the phenomenology?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.