We all know how it feels when we fall head over Dr Martens for someone. Those first months, you can’t get your new beau off your mind. When you see them, your heart races. Your palms sweat. It can be well, a little bit debilitating, actually.
But what’s really going on under the hood when we’re struck with Cupid’s glittering, queer arrow? Why can those first moments of falling in love feel so similar to experiencing stress, anxiety or even addiction? And what, if anything, is unique about love – and its bedfellow, attraction – for those of us in the lez/ bi community? Let’s take a dip into the science behind longing, loving and lusting…