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i 58 r r the economist sun suntribune by simone joseph staff writer for diane humeniuk and her husband donald the jungle added joy to their relationship during the couples recent trip to the jungles of central america they spent time suspended hun dreds of metres from the jungle floor despite donalds fear of heights talk about testing a marriage he was screaming like a ban shee said mrs humeniuk for mer regional councillor for newmarket mrs humeniuk 58 thought the trip was a very romantic s5th wedding anniversary pres ent from mr humeniuk 59 its nice to do something different to keep the spark alive she said with valentines day fast approaching many couples will be thinking about and analysing the spark or chemistry in their own relationships while people often refer to a first date as a dud saying there was no chemistry defining chemistry can be difficult but some sources are able to explain the chemical component of love using science take for example this description from wwwcyberpar- entcom when two people are attracted to each other a vir tual explosion of adrenalinelike neurochemicals gush forth fireworks explode and we see stars also involved in chem- diane and donald humeniuk make the effort to keep the chemistry in their relationship aliveo istry are dopamine and norepi nephrine chemical cousins of amphetamines dopamine makes us feel good and norepi nephrine stimulates the produc tion of adrenaline it makes our heart race these three chemicals combine to give us infatuation or chemistry it is why new lovers feel euphoric and energized and float on air it is also why new lovers can make love for hours and talk all night for weeks on even lust can be plained by chemistry according to phd anne marie helmenstine the sweaty palms and pounding heart of infatuation are caused by higher dian normal levels of norepinepher- meanwhile the high of being in love is due to a rush of phylethy- lamine and dopamine she said ms helmenstine has under graduate degrees in physics and mathematics with a minor in chemistry from hastings college in nebraska and a doctorate of philosophy in biomedical sci ences from the university of tennessee at knoxville she answers the love chemistry ques tion at httpchemistryabout comcshowthingsworkfbllove htm mr and mrs humeniuk have faced their share of difficulties times when the chemistry between them could have been stamped out when they could have been wrenched apart by misfortune in die late 1980s ms humeniuk was in a severe car accident and was hospitalized for three months he had to take on domestic and family responsibili ties and it changed the relation ship ms humeniuk said then in the mid90s mrs humeniuk suffered a stroke as well as symptoms of multiple sclerosis so her husband took on even more responsibilities thankfully diese events gave diem a greater appreciation for each odier she said with illness the chemistry deepened the chemistry is a deep oneness were one unit that has respect for each other as individuals the key to dieir continued chemistry is simple she said they keep dating even though they are married all along tiiey anne brodie on movies smiths comic gift hines throu sec loss page 19 hitch starring will smith eva mendes kevin james and amber valetta directed byandytennant now playing 1 his time of the year is generally reserved for the release of films with low expectations b films horror schlock or tiiose best served by broadcast on public televi sion but hitch is a pleasant surprise thanks mostiy to mr smitiis consider able comic gifts and charm he plays hitch a dating doctor who earns a healthy living training romanti cally inept men to dive confidendy into the dating pool his clients represent every poor love- able schlub who aspires to that far off ideal woman they are guys who lack sophistication but more importantly and ironically the means to express their true hearts and souls without fear the kind of guy gals would really like if they would only 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