concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: falling in love

dating, courtship, and marriage
type: Concept
narrower: falling in love

emotion processes in relationships
type: Concept
narrower: falling in love

falling in love
type: Concept
broader: love (emotion)
broader: emotion processes in relationships
broader: dating, courtship, and marriage
definition: Falling in love is the onset of a strong desire for a close, romantic relationship with a particular person—the transition from not being in love to being in love. Falling in love appears to be a universal phenomenon, appearing in every culture for which data are available, in every historical era, and in every age group, from 4- to 100-year-olds and beyond. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Falling in love]

love (emotion)
type: Concept
narrower: falling in love