I think it varies by cultural extraction and emotional background. My life experience suggests that people from &quot;warm&quot; and &quot;romantic&quot; cultures are more likely to experience the highs of falling in love than people from more measured, rationalistic and phlegmatic cultures.<p>Being from a &quot;warm and romantic&quot; background myself, I can confirm that falling in love is very much intoxicating. It alters one&#x27;s frame of mind and leads to decisions one simply would not make for any other reason. Some of them are quite momentous and have lasting impact indeed.