Ger\u00e7ek a\u015fk, kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 duygu, ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131k ve derin bir ba\u011f ile tan\u0131mlan\u0131r. Beyinde oksitosin, dopamin ve serotoninin art\u0131\u015f\u0131yla yo\u011fun bir mutluluk ve aidiyet hissi olu\u015fturur. Ortalama bir ili\u015fkide ger\u00e7ek a\u015fk\u0131n ilk belirtileri genellikle 6 ila 12 ay aras\u0131nda ortaya \u00e7\u0131kar. Platonik a\u015fk ise fiziksel bir yak\u0131nl\u0131k olmaks\u0131z\u0131n, daha \u00e7ok idealize edilen ya da ula\u015f\u0131lmas\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7 duygusal ba\u011f \u00fczerine kurulur. Ger\u00e7ek a\u015fk, sadece duygusal de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda fiziksel ve ruhsal bir b\u00fct\u00fcnle\u015fmeyi beraberinde getirirken, platonik a\u015fk daha \u00e7ok zihinsel ve duygusal yo\u011funlukla s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131d\u0131r. Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar, ger\u00e7ek a\u015fkta beyin aktivitesinin hal\u00fcsinojen maddeler kullananlara benzer \u015fekilde \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve bu nedenle \u201cba\u011f\u0131ml\u0131l\u0131k\u201d benzeri davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131n sergilendi\u011fini g\u00f6sterir. Her iki a\u015fk t\u00fcr\u00fc de birey \u00fczerindeki etkisi a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan \u00f6nem ta\u015f\u0131r, ancak ger\u00e7ek a\u015fk uzun vadeli ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131k ve kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 etkile\u015fimle g\u00fc\u00e7lenir.<\/p>\n