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Wired for Love
Stephanie Cacioppo
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Overview of Wired for Love

Neuroscience meets love in Stan Tatkin's relationship guide, revealing how our brains create connection. This fully revised 2024 edition offers groundbreaking tools for couples navigating conflict. What if the secret to lasting love isn't communication - but rewiring your neural pathways together?

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The Neurological Truth About Human Connection

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Half of American adults are single today-a staggering shift from just 22% in 1950. Dating app revenues have nearly doubled in recent years, yet people report finding love more difficult than ever. We're more connected digitally but more isolated emotionally, facing what researchers now call an epidemic of loneliness. Here's what most people miss: we aren't just emotionally wired for connection. We're biologically designed for it. Without love and meaningful relationships, our brains cannot reach their full potential, our bodies deteriorate faster, and we become shadows of who we're meant to be. Understanding the neuroscience of connection isn't just fascinating-it's essential to our survival and wellbeing in a world that's forgotten how to truly connect.

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Your Brain Runs on Connection, Not Logic

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Love Transforms the Brain and Heals the Body

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