The Difference in Attracting vs. Maintaining a Relationship.

Colleen Gallagher
5 min readSep 28, 2022

Look, I see people get confused with this all the time.
Attracting a relationship is the thrill, the chase, the newness, the desire to seek compatibility, and the freshness of something exciting.
Then around the three, six-, or twelve-month mark, it fades; it seems not so fun. And it appears ironic, like what happened to this fun, exciting new person? Well, a biological, chemical reaction to this newness and excitement wears off as our minds and hormones balance back out. Because instead of an exciting new habit, there is upkeep on an existing habit…

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Colleen Gallagher

Colleen is an Intuitive, Creator, Childhood Cancer-Survivor, Podcast Host, Published Author of Books, Educator, Social Media Guide, and www.colleengallagher.co