Posted on 11/09/2022 6:32:32 AM PST by karpov
Ladies, if you’re striking out on bad dates your birth control could be to blame.
A podcast host is claiming the pill can change to whom you’re attracted — so maybe you don’t have bad taste after all.
In a viral TikTok, Elisha Covey from Dallas suggested that birth control mimics pregnancy in a woman’s body — and, to some degree, it does. The pill prevents ovulation from occurring and changes the cervical mucus, with some help from hormones, to make it harder to become pregnant.
“If you are on the pill, obviously not pregnant, you’re attracted to different men than you would be if you were off the pill,” she stated in the clip, which garnered 15.4 million views. “The man that I first married, my first horrible marriage, I was on the pill when I met him.”
After she got off the pill, she continued, it changed how she saw her husband.
“Maybe trying to meet a life partner when you’re drugged is not a good idea,” she quipped.
Covey did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Users in the comments section were shocked to hear the revelation, while others bit back at the claims, saying they’re still happily married to their partners or require birth control for medical conditions.
“I have absolutely no excuse because I haven’t taken pills,” joked one user.
“CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION,” argued another.
“That’s not true for everyone. I met and married my hubby on birth control. I’m off now and I’m still attracted and happily married,” stated someone else.
“What about those who prefer being on it!? I take it and like it to help manage my PCOS and feel more leveled ON the pill vs off,” one user inquired.
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What is this “dating” thing that people continually talk about...?
Women are lokking for excuses for their bad choices.
I laugh out load every time I hear someone used the term “dating”. People don’t date anymore. It was a short lived phenomenon that went out of style in the mid 20th Century.
Courting, unleashed.
Seriously: Studies have shown that, during different phases of their menstrual cycle, women dress differently when "going out" (to discotheques, etc.), and tend to show more skin, the closer they are to ovulation.
It stands to reason that birth control pills - which mimic, in many respects, an actual pregnancy - will likewise affect a woman's dating preferences.
Regards,
I was a beneficiary of my parents struggling marriage. Both were excellent parents. My mother gave me the most serious private talk the night of my 16th birthday. It stuck with me, and kept me from potential disaster. Waiting until marriage for sex was what gave me the extraordinary wife I have.
I met my wife 45 yrs, 1 month, 2 weeks, and 1 day ago, in a bar. Though a city girl, she was old school (still is): no pill, no sex until marriage. And resembling a younger Jennifer O’Neill, she had no lack of guys interested. She was determined to find true love and wedlock. Speaking for myself, the wait was torture at times. Some girls I dated were real knockouts (at least 2 dumped me because I wouldn’t go all the way).
It’s like working long and hard to earn a better job. You appreciate it more when you get it.
My wife has better than average health at 65, and has also enjoyed missing out on the side effects of the pill: such as high blood pressure and weight gain.
Yes, the old coyote uglies.
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