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Fear is contracting, Love is expansive, imoNeurologically, they are similar. For example, both involve norepinephrine.
Norepinephrine release happens, for example, when someone walks on a mountain path with no railing. Fear. Norepinephrine increases alertness, recall, vigilance, rumination, "that feeling in your stomach", etc. Outside the context of a dangerous situation, the feeling in one's stomach is almost pleasurable.
When women (and males) experience love or attraction, PEA is released. PEA increases norepinephrine and other neurotransmitters. It's a similar feeling, especially in the stomach, though the context is different.