| It doesn't matter if he's a | | | | |
| | | | not. Have you noticed how some couples |
| potential wife beater or has latent schizoid | | | | look like each other? Think about this. |
| tendencies or she's a terrible nag | | | | |
| | | | Most of us hold a physical attraction |
| or wants to live in the country when you are | | | | template based on the features of our |
| a real | | | | |
| | | | opposite sex parent. If we look like the |
| townie. Your genes don't take personality | | | | opposite sex parent, then chances |
| into account. They | | | | |
| | | | are we'll end up with a mate who looks like |
| are on a one track mission to get you to | | | | us.If we look like the same sex parent but |
| have sex and reproduce. | | | | very dissimilar to our opposite sex |
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| It all started with some rather interesting | | | | parent, and we're attracted to someone who |
| experiments on mice... | | | | looks like our opposite sex parent |
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| Minnie wasn't drawn to Mickey beause he was | | | | that person may look quite different from |
| a fun loving little ball of fur | | | | us! So nature has provided |
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| with good prospects and a loving nature, but | | | | us with a simple formula for attraction He |
| because his genes were very | | | | or she's gotta smell 'right' and have some of |
| | | | the features of our mum |
| different from hers. | | | | |
| | | | or dad. Now that's all well and good for |
| Scientific experiments have proved that, if | | | | primitive beings who don't care about |
| your genes are different from his | | | | |
| | | | personality traits or social status. |
| or hers, and he or she has a certain look, | | | | These things are |
| you'll be driven crazy with | | | | |
| | | | important to evolved human beings. |
| lust. | | | | That's where the |
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| After experimenting with mice, they did some | | | | problems start. Those whiffy genes are |
| tests on humans with surprising | | | | pretty powerful and combined with the |
| | | | 'attraction |
| results. They selected a number of women | | | | |
| and men who had both similar | | | | template' they are going to kick off a huge |
| | | | surge of 'lust hormones'. Our body |
| and different genetic MHC genes [that stands | | | | |
| for major histocompatibility | | | | produces these hormones to make us want to |
| | | | have sex. This is |
| complex]. MHC genes check out protein | | | | |
| markers on cells and help the body | | | | determined by the programming in our DNA |
| | | | that says 'REPRODUCE'.The 'lust hormones' are |
| recognise hostile organisms This sets off | | | | so strong that they often override every |
| the immune system. | | | | ounce of |
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| If someone mates with a person whose MHC | | | | common sense. While our bodies are |
| genes are differen from theirs, | | | | overflowing with desire, our brains are |
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| the offspring will get a double dose of | | | | unable to make rational decisions. That's |
| hostile organism checkers.. That means | | | | why it's called love |
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| their kids will have a better chance at | | | | sickness!So when those long term couples who |
| resisting disease. | | | | claim to have fallen in love at first |
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| The testers asked a number men to wear brand | | | | sight claim 'I just knew', they didn't. |
| new t-shirts for two days | | | | Their >genes |
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| and nights, never taking it off. They were | | | | knew they'd make strong kids with that |
| not allowed to use anything on their | | | | person and they'd been programmed to |
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| skins that had any kind of scent. They | | | | fancy the way that person looks. It's pure |
| wanted them to get naturally | | | | chance that on top of the |
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| whiffy. | | | | genetic and physical compatibility, they |
| | | | also have matched personalities.And of course |
| Women in the test were then given six | | | | we NEVER hear about those couples who had a |
| t-shirts. Three of them were from men | | | | gene and looks |
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| who had similar MHC genes and the other | | | | match but didn't quite work out so we assume |
| three from men whose MHC's were very | | | | that there is a magical syndrome |
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| different from theirs. | | | | that we call 'love at first sight'. Next |
| | | | time you're irresistibly drawn to someone, |
| The results showed that the women were more | | | | tell yourself to wait at |
| attracted to the scent of | | | | |
| | | | least one year before making any major |
| the guys who had different MHC genes from | | | | decisions. It can take anything |
| their | | | | |
| | | | from up to six months to two years or more |
| own. | | | | the lust hormones to die |
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| The interesting thing is that women taking | | | | down and the pink clouds of 'perfection' to |
| the birth control pill, which | | | | fade away. Give your brain an opportunity |
| | | | to check out all the stuff that |
| makes the body think it's pregnant, | | | | |
| preferred the scent of men who had similar | | | | we should be aware of before committing |
| | | | ourselves to marriage, buying a |
| MHC genes to their own. Some scientists | | | | |
| reckon that this is because a pregnant woman | | | | home or even more important the decision to |
| doesn't want | | | | make babies. For more information on our |
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| attract men to mate with during pregnancy, | | | | |
| but is more drawn to men/women | | | | "Peta is a dynamic energetic and |
| | | | inspirational teacher. I would recommend this |
| who are family members i.e. with similar | | | | |
| gene-induced odours! This has | | | | |
| | | | course highly for people who need to enhance |
| something to do with a desire to find | | | | their confidence in a relaxed and safe |
| protection and care from within the | | | | |
| family.This research suggests that attraction | | | | environment. Lorraine C Clinical |
| isn't just some unexplained 'love at | | | | |
| | | | Psychologist"TESTIMONIAL! Thank you for a |
| first sight' thing, but rather the immune | | | | fantastic and fun time this weekend. I really |
| system doing what's best for the | | | | enjoyed the playshop I got so much from this |
| | | | weekend like learning to shut up the self |
| future progeny - going for a guy or girl | | | | conversation in my head - the- importance of |
| whose genes combined with his or her | | | | longer eye contact - - reading signals for |
| | | | space and how small they can be (I've always |
| own will give their kids a stronger immune | | | | been looking for big things) Being in the |
| system,Of course in humans it's not just a | | | | now/body so the observations can be taken in |
| matter of whether he or she | | | | rather than listening to the chit-chat - - |
| | | | and above all knowing how I am when I'm being |
| smells right, because there are other | | | | at my best. |
| factors that determine whom we fancy or | | | | |