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"(except in pathological states like folie a duex and romantic love)" Great essay, but I just loved that side note. "Oh, by the by, love is a pathology. Now,

by GavinB 18y ago

"(except in pathological states like folie a duex and romantic love)" Great essay, but I just loved that side note. "Oh, by the by, love is a pathology. Now, back the the article."

randomwalker 18y ago
Pathological has a secondary meaning of "highly abnormal." Also, brain scans have shown activation patterns of people in love to be very similar to those with OCD and other mental illnesses. See this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why...
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