On a boozy girls' night out, women cover all sorts of topics. It's either fashion, shoes, makeup, but one topic always comes first: men. What makes men tick, what are they like in bed, or how do men fall in love.

But how do men fall in love?

Because women go through their own process of falling in love, it's often hard for them to understand what it looks like for the other person. According to psychological studies, falling in love happens in phases for both women and men. The phases for women are different from those for men.

How do women fall in love?

Phase:
Phase 1
Personality and character
Phase 2
They open up emotionally to the man
Phase 3
Now comes physical attraction
Phase 4
Relationship

That's how the process of falling in love works for women; for men the whole thing looks different.

How do men fall in love

How do men fall in love?

Phase:
Phase 1
Physical attraction
Phase 2
The man now opens up emotionally to the woman
Phase 3
Personality
Phase 4
Relationship

How do men fall in love

When a man meets a woman he likes, evolution dictates that he first focuses on physical attraction. That's because the man is programmed to spread his genes as quickly as possible. Hormones are released in the man's brain that control this process.
After checking out the visual cues, the man cares about getting to know her. If everything fits, emotions now awaken in the man. These go beyond looks, and the man develops his first feelings of being in love. After further dates, personality gets checked out. Now the man discovers possible things in common. If the man notices common ground, such as humor or plans for the future, he begins to prepare emotionally for the next step. He has fallen in love, and the wish for a committed relationship now grows.

What happens after falling in love

According to studies, men fall in love faster than women. And according to studies, the phases of falling in love tend to end in a relationship sooner for men than for women.

The takeaway from girls' night: How do men fall in love

The women are sure:
Does the man seek frequent closeness to a woman, can't he keep his eyes off her, does he text her on WhatsApp several times and also send hearts or kiss emojis multiple times, and does he only want to spend time with her? Then the man is in love.

So, girls! Make use of the rose-colored glasses he has on and let him treat you to ice cream or take you to the movies, because he reads your every wish from your lips.