When we first fall in love, a cocktail of hormones floods our system - dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin. That’s why we start acting like we don’t have any sense, craving our new boo like we’re addicted.

But like any drug, the intoxicating effects eventually wear off as our brains build up a tolerance and shift into attachment mode.

Suddenly, the person who once set our world aflame starts to feel more like our favorite comfy sweater.

Novelty gives way to familiarity. Passion cools into compassion.

It’s normal and jarring AF.