Posted on 04/29/2013 6:18:31 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Heterosexual men mentally melt in the presence of attractive women. As Tom Jacobs writes in Pacific Standard, even the very thought of possibly interacting with a woman is enough to "temporarily impede men's mental abilities."
Of course, women know this, and some use it to their advantage. (Companies also know this, and they use it to their advantage, too: During my years in graduate school, many of the biotech sales reps were unusually attractive women.) Men feel more trusting toward women who cause them to be sexually aroused, even if there is no good justification for it -- just like when Indiana Jones totally fell for that sexy Nazi chick in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Is there a way for men to avoid these devilish "honey traps"? (It's unknown if the "honey trap" is named after CNBC's anchor formerly known as the "Money Honey.")
Yes. They can take an antibiotic.
Minocycline is typically used to treat acne, but it can also reduce symptoms associated with mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and depression, and it can improve decision-making. This latter effect was analyzed further in a study described in Scientific Reports.
(The article then went on describing a Japanese trust game experiment "Honey trap")
As shown, men who were taking placebo offered about 50% of their money in the trust game to women of "low attractiveness," while they gave 65% of their money to women of "high attractiveness." Men receiving a regimen of minocycline gave about 50% to both groups of women.
Let this be a lesson for all male businessmen: When engaged in negotiations with an attractive female, be sure to have a doctor's prescription handy.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearscience.com ...
Maybe they can modify it so that the attraction remains but it stops you from doing something stupid like marrying them.
How long before Feminists require this to be added to the watercoolers in all corporate offices?
"Feminism was established to give ugly women equal access to the mainstream of society..."
This has always kept the good-lookin' wimmenfolks away from me.
‘This is only for men who want to be immuned to attractive women.’
Does Jason Collins need this treatment?
Hey, I am not responsible for those pic. This is a general scientific chit chat.
Or, as a cynic once noted:
“Women will marry the richest man they can attract.
Men will marry the prettiest woman they can afford.”
To put that in perspective ...
The socialist-democrat party is aggressively pursuing ugly women and gay men with trillions in government money.
The republican party is successfully attracting the prettiest women in politics, often by promising to reduce taxes and spending.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.