• just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    That’s called companionate love.

    We evolved to have that type of love cuz being together with our partners longer (even without sex) meant our children will have higher liklihood of surviving.

    But we also need horny love (called passionate love) to maximize spreading genes.