Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about the evolutionary reason why love is blind,

the weird history of that pink color in your bathtub and how to form new habits.

Let's satisfy some curiosity. We've all heard the phrase love is blind.

Scientifically speaking, it's actually kind of true and you're about to learn the

evolutionary reason why.

See if this sounds familiar.

You go on a few tender dates with a certain lucky person,

and now you can't get them out of your head.

To you, everything about this person is perfect. Your friends

don't see what all the fuss is about. They're just jealous though, right? Well, you are also

delusional. And hey, don't worry, it happens to all of us.

Believe me, I am one of these people.

When we get into a new relationship,

we put that special someone on a pedestal.

Our brain's reward system is activated and our mirror

neurons trigger a love potion of brain chemicals like dopamine, testosterone,

vasopressin, oxytocin, serotonin, and gabba. This magic mixture induces love,

while at the same time our brains suppress negative judgments like weariness, suspicion, and discrimination.

Here's how neuroscience professor Dr Lucy Brown puts it.

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