modeled<\/a> by considering appealing individuals who increase their own love as their partner\u2019s increases\u2014so called secure individuals. Starting from the state of indifference, where the individuals are at their first encounter, their feelings continuously grow and tend toward a positive plateau.<\/p>\nLove stories become more intriguing when one individual is not particularly appealing, if not repellant, as in the fairy tale \u201cBeauty and The Beast.\u201d In these cases, there is a second romantic regime, which can lead to marital dissolution in the long run. In order to avoid that trap, people who are not very charming do all they can to look more attractive to the partner at first. After a while, the bluffing can stop, because the couple has entered the safe basin of attraction.<\/p>\n
Not all individuals are secure. Indeed, some people react less strongly when the love of their partner exceeds a certain threshold. These individuals, often very keen on flirtation, are less capable of becoming one with their partner. The model shows that couples composed of insecure individuals tend, with almost no exception, toward an unbalanced romantic regime in which the most insecure is only marginally involved and is therefore prone to break up the relationship at the first opportunity. This is illustrated by the characters Scarlett O\u2019Hara and Rhett Butler in the famous film \u201cGone with the Wind\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mathematical models can also be used to interpret more complex romantic behaviors. Take the case of \u201cbiased\u201d individuals who overestimate the appeal of their partners when they are more in love with them. Interestingly, if insecurity is also present, biased couples can have romantic regimes characterized by recurrent ups and downs. In other words, bias and insecurity is an explosive mix that makes for a turbulent relationship.<\/p>\n
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The second part of the book focuses on the effects of the social environment. In this context, the researchers analyze the 20-year relationship between the famous Italian poet Francis Petrarch and a woman known only as \u201cLaura,\u201d showing that poetic inspiration is an important destabilizing factor, responsible for transforming a quiet relationship into a turbulent one.<\/p>\n
Finally, the team studied triangular relationships, with emphasis on the effects of conflict and jealousy. In these cases, the dynamics of feelings can be very wild, up to the point of being chaotic and, hence, unpredictable. When this occurs, the life of the couple becomes unsustainable, because painful periods of crisis can start at virtually any moment: a heavy permanent stress.<\/p>\n
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Example of how complex human relationships can be understood as dynamical systems. The illustration refers to \u201cGone with the Wind\u201d, one of the most popular films of all time. The red and blue lines, respectively, show the time evolution of Scarlett O\u2019Hara\u2019s and Rhett Butler\u2019s involvements during their love story, as predicted by the mathematical model by Rinaldi et al. [1].<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”rgba(12,113,195,0.16)” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_width_px=”1220px” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”References” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n
[1] Rinaldi S, Della Rossa F, Dercole F, Gragnani A & Landi P (2016). Modeling Love Dynamics<\/em>.<\/a> World Scientific, Singapore. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_button admin_label=”Button” button_url=”http:\/\/ar16.iiasa.ac.at\/eep\/” url_new_window=”off” button_text=”Evolution and Ecology Program” button_alignment=”left” background_layout=”dark” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”15″ button_bg_color=”#006ac1″ button_border_width=”0″ button_border_radius=”20″ button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”on” button_icon=”%%67%%” button_icon_color=”#ffffff” button_icon_placement=”left” button_on_hover=”on” button_border_color_hover=”#5590c1″ button_border_radius_hover=”20″ button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Collaborators” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\nCollaborators<\/h3>\n\n- Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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