Attachment Theory

I'll come back and edit this post, but just so you know, love is just attachment.

Edit- Okay - so I'm not really sure if I believe in love. I come from the Steven Platek school of "love doesn't exist" so of course I'm slightly biased, but he makes a good point.

Mating is based on resources and genetics, right? The male with the better resources and better genetic make-up wins. So, how was love evolved? It wasn't.

The theory is this, the idea and feeling of "love" is simply strong feelings of attachment. I can cite a number of sources with in depth research on this theory and its origins, but just think about it.

Our ancestors dealt with mate retention in a similar fashion we do today. We yearn to keep a mate with an increased amount of resources and genetic superiority because in the end, those genes will perpetuate. The idea of love has no basis in this evolved method of mating and retention.

I'm not trying to be pessimistic, but if you put this theory into play, you realize that love doesn't exist, and it's a sad but true fact. I urge you to convince me otherwise, but don't try and convert me, I'm already an attachment theory believer.