Just for a moment, remember the last time you gazed into your lovers eyes and felt the hot passion of love.
Maybe your heart seemed to tingle, your face was flush, and you could tell that they really loved you and you loved them back.
This is called the physiology of love, or limbic resonance. And yes, all mammals (humans are mammals:) experience this incredible process.
When we look into each other’s eyes, a complex neurological process begins which enables us to really experience the non-verbal, unconscious sensations and feelings within the other person and project our own feelings back to them.
Call it the love gaze. I hope you have it with more than your loving cat or dog who are thrilled to see you when you get home!
Read more about it here and here.