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