While the PDF provides a robust biological framework, it does not ignore the environment. Baines notes that epigenetics and childhood attachment styles (secure vs. anxious) modulate how these neurochemical systems express themselves. A person with an insecure attachment pattern may have a dysregulated dopamine/oxytocin response, leading to love addiction or avoidance.

Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson found that love is not a sustained high, but a micro-moment of connection. The "better" science says you need a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative interactions. Baines never mentions this. He thinks love is a goal; modern science says love is a series of minutes.

Instead of hunting for a bootleg PDF of a 40-year-old fringe book, invest in these "better" resources that give you the actual scientific consensus on love:

If attraction is the wildfire, attachment is the steady hearth. Baines’ document emphasizes that attachment evolves to allow long-term cooperation for raising children. Two key hormones dominate:

Baines suggests love progresses through three rigid stages:

While modern science validates these neurochemicals, Baines weaponizes them, suggesting you can manually trigger each stage through specific behavioral "inputs."