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@article{citeulike:3026194, abstract = {To build on existing theories about love, we propose that passion is a function of change in intimacy (i.e., the first derivative of intimacy over time). Hence, passion will be low when intimacy is stable (either high or low), but rising intimacy will create a strong sense of passion. This view is able to account for a broad range of evidence, including frequency of sex in long-term relationships, intimate and sexual behavior of extraverts, gender differences in intimate behavior, gain and loss effects of communicated attraction, the biologically atypical human preference for face-to-face coitus, and patterns of distress in romantic breakups. Although this view may provide a good fit to available evidence, the totality of evidence is not yet adequate for a definitive conclusion, and suggestions for further research are offered.}, address = {Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. rfb2@po.cwru.edu}, author = {Baumeister, R. F.}, citeulike-article-id = {3026194}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327957pspr0301_3}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15647147}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15647147}, doi = {10.1207/s15327957pspr0301_3}, issn = {1088-8683}, journal = {Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc}, keywords = {love, psychology, theory}, number = {1}, pages = {49--67}, posted-at = {2008-07-22 07:03:20}, priority = {0}, title = {Passion, intimacy, and time: passionate love as a function of change in intimacy.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327957pspr0301_3}, volume = {3}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3026194 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3026194 N2 - To build on existing theories about love, we propose that passion is a function of change in intimacy (i.e., the first derivative of intimacy over time). Hence, passion will be low when intimacy is stable (either high or low), but rising intimacy will create a strong sense of passion. This view is able to account for a broad range of evidence, including frequency of sex in long-term relationships, intimate and sexual behavior of extraverts, gender differences in intimate behavior, gain and loss effects of communicated attraction, the biologically atypical human preference for face-to-face coitus, and patterns of distress in romantic breakups. Although this view may provide a good fit to available evidence, the totality of evidence is not yet adequate for a definitive conclusion, and suggestions for further research are offered. IS - 1 JF - Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc SN - 1088-8683 AD - Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. rfb2@po.cwru.edu EP - 67 TI - Passion, intimacy, and time: passionate love as a function of change in intimacy. VL - 3 SP - 49 KW - love KW - psychology KW - theory AU - Baumeister, RF PY - 1999/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327957pspr0301_3 ER -