Posted on 06/03/2006 4:57:24 AM PDT by billorites
well...given the current divorce rate in the US, looks like it's based a great deal on 'trial and error'...
>>>A 2005 survey of more than 900 people who had been using online dating services revealed that three-quarters had not found what they were looking for.
Maybe it's just me but if 25% are finding what they want that doesn't sound too bad.
"We went to the cinema to see V for Vendetta"
Funny, I took a date to see that. Never saw her again.
Unless you're trying to hook up with a biker chick, try 'Passion and Prejudice' next time :)
I always thought alcohol was the 'magic formula'?
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The magic formula...
I have one of these. Of course, I'm already married- but it's a great car anyway.
I hear the angels singing...
And most of those pairings fail.
So much for outward appearances. What about the less obvious cues of attraction? Fascinating work on genetics and mate preferences has shown that each of us will be attracted to people who possess a particular set of genes, known as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which plays a critical role in the ability to fight pathogens. Mates with dissimilar MHC genes produce healthier offspring with broad immune systems. And the evidence shows that we are inclined to choose people who suit us in this way: couples tend to be less similar in their MHC than if they had been paired randomly.
How do people who differ in their MHC find each other? This isn’t fully understood, but we know that smell is an important cue. People appear to literally sniff out their mates. In studies, people tend to rate the scent of T-shirts worn by others with dissimilar MHC as most attractive. This is what sexual “chemistry” is all about
Good post, I especially find the above interesting.
If birth control pills and such interfere with the chemical signatures, as the article states, that also may be one more reason why so many modern marriages are unstable.
That is an interesting tidbit...
2006 is their year... now the fastest production car ever, and now legal in the US.
A lasting relationship is 1/4 chemistry, 1/4 compatibility and the rest is sheer attitude.
It's easy - be a jerk/thug/drug dealer with a criminal record and women will flock to you.
"I always thought alcohol was the 'magic formula'?"
It's the difference between a dog and a fox.
Hey--I'm sure your wife doesn't mind driving around with you in that! Keep love alive...(I'm married twenty years and still chase my wife around the kitchen table).
Could be the angels, or the whine of that engine as you upshift the gearbox. ( :-D
first key to sexual attraction: don't be as boring as this article.....
yawn...
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