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Male lust is blind, research suggests
Telegraph UK ^ | 20 July 2008 | Roger Dobson

Posted on 07/26/2008 10:01:37 AM PDT by shrinkermd

Men have long been accused of judging women on looks alone, but even the plainest Jane can get their hormones raging, a study has found.

Research involving a group of male students found that their levels of the hormone testosterone increased to the same extent whether they were talking to a young woman they found attractive – or to one they didn't fancy much at all.

After 300 seconds alone in the same room as a woman they had never met before, and in some cases did not find particularly attractive, the men's testosterone levels of the hormone had shot up by an average of around eight per cent.

..."Testosterone levels rose motivating men to seek mating opportunities. That in turn triggers changes in unconscious behaviour designed to attract a mate. The rise in levels of the hormone bring about changes in way men display themselves.

"Once levels have risen, they can display more dominant behaviour. They talk more with their hands, there is more eye contact, their posture is more upright, and they are more likely to tell stories designed to impress the woman. We known that women can be attracted by these kinds of things. All this, we believe, may be fuelled by the rise in testosterone that we have found."

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: lust; males; testosterone
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To: shrinkermd

I thought the article was going to be about closing time beer goggles.


21 posted on 07/26/2008 10:16:22 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: pissant

That is abuse.


22 posted on 07/26/2008 10:16:25 AM PDT by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: shrinkermd

An old friend always said, “men are all alike. Unzip their fly and their brains fall out.”

Of course, she should know. She was married 8 times.

Heheh


23 posted on 07/26/2008 10:17:59 AM PDT by EggsAckley ( "the difference between Obama and Osama is just a little b.s.")
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To: pissant
How did I know that photo was going to be used in this thread?

Next photo - Janet Reno. 3... 2... 1

24 posted on 07/26/2008 10:18:21 AM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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To: shrinkermd

It’s called the “desert island” gene. From the male perspective, it allows for the continuation of the species under less than optimal conditions.


25 posted on 07/26/2008 10:20:01 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: Always Right; Larry Lucido; Squantos

That would be the moped syndrome... Fun to ride on, but don’t let your friends see ya on ‘em!


26 posted on 07/26/2008 10:20:32 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Islander7
More evidence of the feminization of the American Male.

It's all that soy the libs have foisted upon us. ;)
27 posted on 07/26/2008 10:22:26 AM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: missnry
Better yet, three beauties, plus some bald dude..


28 posted on 07/26/2008 10:23:05 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: shrinkermd

A man does not insist on physical beauty in a woman
who builds up his morale.
After a while he realizes that she is beautiful, he
just hadn’t noticed it at first.

LAZARUS LONG


29 posted on 07/26/2008 10:23:13 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto!)
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To: Mark was here

Come on, you know that they would NEVER include that in the report. To add an observation like that would counteract the pink mafia’s agenda.


30 posted on 07/26/2008 10:27:53 AM PDT by Necrovore
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To: pissant

As hard as it is to believe, there is probably a desperate old man or two out there that would hit that up. After all, every trash can has its lid.


31 posted on 07/26/2008 10:28:32 AM PDT by Jagdgewehr (A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN; Twink

Have fun with this one! LOL!


32 posted on 07/26/2008 10:30:42 AM PDT by Randy Larsen (Arrogance IS my virtue!)
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To: shrinkermd

Sort of like riding a moped. It’s fun and it feels good you just hope nobody sees ya.


33 posted on 07/26/2008 10:30:45 AM PDT by eastforker (Get-R-Done and then Bring-Em- Home)
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To: shrinkermd
I do not think you needed research to come to this conclusion.
34 posted on 07/26/2008 10:31:14 AM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: pissant

Watch your testosterone level go up with this one. Remember, it takes FIVE minutes of gazing into the eyes of the beautiful one to have any effect on the testosterone levels.

35 posted on 07/26/2008 10:32:00 AM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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To: shrinkermd
Seems like a Captain obvious study, but this little excerpt (That in turn triggers changes in unconscious behaviour designed to attract a mate.) shows rigorous experimental procedure may have been lacking.
36 posted on 07/26/2008 10:32:24 AM PDT by Rudder
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To: shrinkermd
After 300 seconds alone in the same room as a woman they had never met before, and in some cases did not find particularly attractive, the men's testosterone levels of the hormone had shot up by an average of around eight per cent.

Beer, the testosterone enhancer!

37 posted on 07/26/2008 10:33:33 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Always Right

“Guys aren’t as picky as they claim to be..”

I think this study would have been more accurate if they surveyed males lust quotient at bar closing time.


38 posted on 07/26/2008 10:35:10 AM PDT by y6162
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To: shrinkermd

39 posted on 07/26/2008 10:35:59 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Barack Hussein Obama=Jimmy Carter Part Douche)
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To: pissant

Damn! My tetesterone level just dropped completely. Put her in a room with those guys and same Sex marriage will look good! That face could make you impotent!


40 posted on 07/26/2008 10:37:27 AM PDT by dvan
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