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We're not very dangerous animals we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine.
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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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Helen E Fisher
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If we remained perpetually infatuated, we couldn't eat, sleep or work.
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A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability.
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As societies continue to loosen their standards regarding what is appropriate female and male behavior, I think we are going to realize we have not only underestimated women, but also men.
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People have been looking for love potions since hunter-gatherer societies.
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There exists no culture in which adultery is unknown, no cultural device or code that extinguishes philandering.
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If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of parenting with a wider array of skills.
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Neither gender is routinely more jealous - although women are more willing to work to win back a lover, while men tend to flaunt their money and status and are more likely to walk out to protect their self-esteem or save face.
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You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can enjoy it. And knowing about your personality type, who you are and what kind of person you're dealing with gives you a great leg up.
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I was married and divorced at 23.
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When you're in the throes of this romantic love, it's overwhelming - you're out of control, you're irrational, you're going to the gym at 6 A.M. every day - Why? Because she's there.
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