Wired for Love

I suppose if I'd read the description of the book better, I'd have been less surprised by this book. I definitely thought it would be more of a look into our internal workings when we're in love, perhaps along the lines of [b:Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst 31170723 Behave The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Robert M. Sapolsky https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517732866l/31170723.SY75.jpg 51808259]. While it started promisingly like that, it quickly diverged into the author's personal story which, while equally charming and heartbreaking, really took away from the science in the book.There's this thing that some popular science writers do where they over-insert the science into their personal stories and recollections in a way that never feels truly genuine. One line in particular along the lines of “I could feel my friends' sympathy with my mirror neurons ...” really put a bad taste in my mouth. The original science was interesting, I'd love to have heard more about her contributions and studies, but overall it was a disappointment for me.