The Many Ways Love Can Make You Healthier

8. Love Makes You Happier

The Beatles were on to something when they sang “I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.” The Journal of Family Psychology published research suggesting that when it comes to happiness, the quality of your relationships matters more than your income level. That “cloud nine” feeling you get when you first fall in love isn’t just your imagination, either. The feel-good brain chemical dopamine is especially active when you’re in the throes of a new romance, making you feel on top of the world.