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In courtship, who wins and who loses will determine who passes on their DNA to tomorrow.

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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
Anthropologist
Scientist
Manhattan borough
New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
Courtship
Dna
Wins
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Determine
Tomorrow
Loses
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Natural beauty really entices men. They will tell you this time and time again, and studies consistently prove it.
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Overdone lipstick is a deterrent to men. It rubs off easily onto their skin and the edges of their shirts, so it discourages them from kissing, touching, and coming closer to you, which is what they really want to do!
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Throughout evolution, ostracism was death indeed.
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I was married and divorced at 23.
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