Compare the passion of teenagers to the love between husband and wife. The one swiftly passes like a burnt-out match, while the other endures through a long series of life events.
Teenage love is Big Dopamine love. Neurotransmitter flooding. Over time, love becomes a Little Dopamine phenom. Conscious ritualing with love reinforces the Little Dopamine connections in the neurolandscape. If we pay attention to them, we can differentiate them from the noise of Big Dopamine. The sensations of Little Dopamine, ultimately, will last longer than the Big Dopamine rushes.