American - Scientist | 1947 -
We still have community, but we don't seem to have local community. Even in a small town where you know your neighbors and your mother's down the street, they're not in arm's length.
Helen Fisher
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Like most animals, we're wired to associate height with power.
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A woman of 40 or 50 or 60 can take estrogen replacements, get facelifts, spend her money in bars.
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When you can't have someone but you're not willing to accept that, you try harder and become more extreme about it. Either you win the person back or you drive him away.
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Women have a better sense of smell than men do, and it's even sharper in the middle of their menstrual cycle, when estrogen levels peak and women are more likely to be deciding whether a man's attractive.
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Women have a better sense of color and a better color memory. They're more likely to notice when something doesn't match; more likely to notice what you're wearing.
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Touch is the mother of the senses. Not only are women more sensitive when they touch, but they're also more sensitive to being touched.
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Real competition can drive up testosterone, which boosts libido.
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Women spend their lives trying to look good for men. So a woman who feels she's sending the right visual signals is pleased with herself.
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Once you fall for someone, their smell can be a powerful thing. Women will wear their boyfriends' T-shirts, and throughout tales in history men have held on to their lover's handkerchief.
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When you fight, anger drives up testosterone in both men and women.
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I think romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your mating energy on just one individual at a time, thereby conserving mating time and energy.
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