Falling head over heels in love may be a thing of the past, according to science imageBROKER.com/Alamy Individualism – prioritising your own goals over those of the wider community – is on the rise, and according to one of the largest ever studies on love, it is affecting how we feel about our partners. But this may not be a bad thing. “Being completely in love and dependent [and] intensively thinking about one person may reduce your ability to work or study, etcetera,” says Jaroslava Varella Valentova at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, who wasn’t involved in the study. On the flip side, reducing our focus on our romantic partner could allow us to invest more time and energy into other relationships or hobbies, she says. Previous research suggests that individualism is increasing around the world .…