Love is an emotion that seems wonderful, joyful and elusive all at the same time. We associate love with feelings of happiness, support and strength, yet it can be the hardest thing to keep alive in a relationship. Simply put, love takes hard work in every relationship. Social psychologists and neuroscientists have longed tried to understand this emotion. Here are insights from the world of science to navigate the world of love. 1. Celebrate the differences It’s natural to think we might enjoy the company of a person with tastes and likes similar to our own. Yet, studies show the opposite. The book, A Book About Love , features a 2010 study of twenty-three thousand married couples. The study showed that matching people who have the same likes and preferences hardly accounted for 0.5 percent of spousal satisfaction. In short, having a spouse with tastes different than yours made no difference at all. 2. How you handle those differences makes a difference John Gottman, the world’s