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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.
Helen Fisher
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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
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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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Hair that looks like it's been naturally sun-bleached makes you seem youthful, like you spend a lot of time outdoors. And that appeals to most people.
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At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference.
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Women like signs of money and education - things that indicate that not only is this guy going to have some resources, but he's also willing to share them.
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Men tend to be hierarchical, but women are driven to make lateral connections so they can cooperate.
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Until recently, we regarded love as supernatural. We were willing to study the brain chemistry of fear and depression and anger but not love.
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We spend our lives trying to get along with people so we can keep our jobs, keep our marriages together, so that we can raise our kids properly.
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I was married and divorced at 23.
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You can really get poked in the back and not feel it very much, but just a feather around your lips and you really do feel it.
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People compose poetry, novels, sitcoms - for love.
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A woman of 40 or 50 or 60 can take estrogen replacements, get facelifts, spend her money in bars.
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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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Men couldn't care less if your strands are perfectly styled and neat. In fact, he might like you more with some wildness or bedhead, since it shows you're carefree and relaxed.
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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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People have been looking for love potions since hunter-gatherer societies.
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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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