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Authors: Louann Brizendine
Tags: General, science, Medical, Psychology, Neuroendocrinology, Sex differences, Neuropsychology, Gender Psychology, Men, Brain, Neuroscience, Psychology Of Men, Physiology
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Nicole and asked, "And what would you like?"
"Chardonnay sounds good to me too," she said, and Ryan was immediately turned on by the musical quality of her voice.
When he returned with the drinks, Nicole asked, "Are you here to watch the game?"
Ryan, feeling a little more confident now, flashed his most charming smile and said, "No, I'm here to watch you ." Nicole was flattered, even though she knew it was just a line. Ryan was playfully incorporating what scientists call little deceits and exaggerations into his flirtation. Researchers found that because men believe women expect flattery from them, they don't see anything
wrong with meeting those expectations . While Ryan was comfortable with a few flirtatious exaggerations, he didn't want to push his luck too far, so he casually asked, "Are you a Giants fan or an A's fan?"
"Neither," Nicole said with a grin. "I've been studying for the bar exam, and Maggie threatened to remove me from her friends list if I didn't take a break."
Before Nicole had a chance to say another word, Maggie said, "Pull up a chair, Ryan."
THE MATING SENSES
Ryan had noticed that Maggie's voice was deeper than Nicole's, and while it was pleasing, his brain instantly categorized her as a potential friend, rather than a potential mate. But Nicole's higher-pitched voice had triggered his brain to place her in the "hot and sexy" category.
In a study of an African hunter-gatherer tribe called the Hadza, men rated women with deeper voices as better foragers, but said they were more sexually attracted to the women with the highest-pitched voices . And the women in the tribe rated the men with the deepest voices as the best hunters and protectors, but were turned off by the men with squeaky or high-pitched voices. Ryan's voice sounded pleasant to Nicole even though it wasn't quite that deep male baritone that made her go weak in the knees .
Now that Ryan was sitting next to Nicole, he was close enough to take in her sweet scent, and his nose instant-messaged his subconscious brain that she not only smelled good, but was also potentially a good genetic match . Our pheromones--odorless "smells" detected by our noses--carry genetic information, according to researchers. Infants who came from the repeated intermarriages of Europe's royal families taught us that couples whose genes are too similar give birth to sickly offspring . And a study in Switzerland of sweaty T-shirts that had absorbed the pheromones of the people who wore them showed that those who were good genetic matches (that is, those who were most dissimilar) smelled best to each other . If Nicole had smelled "bad" to Ryan, he could have been turned off and not even known why . This isn't about hygiene; it's about genes .
Ryan's mating brain hormonal signals, and interested, so he tried question. "So, when is the bar exam?" was giving him encouraging
Ryan thought Nicole seemed to draw her out with another
"Next week," she said.
Maggie chimed in, "I'm giving her a bar-exam coming-out party when it's over. Wanna come?"
The party was just a couple of weeks away, but to Ryan it felt like a month. He couldn't stop thinking about Nicole and found himself silently rehearsing topics he could talk to her about . As it turned out, Ryan didn't have to worry quite so much. The night of the party, the conversation between them was easy, and he felt good that he could frequently make Nicole laugh. And at the end of the party, he was thrilled that she accepted his offer to drive her home. By then, the sexual tension between them was palpable . When he walked her to the door and looked into her eyes, she didn't back away, so he leaned in and kissed her good night. He had intended just a quick kiss, but when their lips met, their tongues followed, seemingly of their own accord. The kiss was so sweet and dizzying that he couldn't break away. Fortunately for Ryan, neither could Nicole.
In the mating game, a kiss is more than a kiss--It's a taste test.
"Chardonnay sounds good to me too," she said, and Ryan was immediately turned on by the musical quality of her voice.
When he returned with the drinks, Nicole asked, "Are you here to watch the game?"
Ryan, feeling a little more confident now, flashed his most charming smile and said, "No, I'm here to watch you ." Nicole was flattered, even though she knew it was just a line. Ryan was playfully incorporating what scientists call little deceits and exaggerations into his flirtation. Researchers found that because men believe women expect flattery from them, they don't see anything
wrong with meeting those expectations . While Ryan was comfortable with a few flirtatious exaggerations, he didn't want to push his luck too far, so he casually asked, "Are you a Giants fan or an A's fan?"
"Neither," Nicole said with a grin. "I've been studying for the bar exam, and Maggie threatened to remove me from her friends list if I didn't take a break."
Before Nicole had a chance to say another word, Maggie said, "Pull up a chair, Ryan."
THE MATING SENSES
Ryan had noticed that Maggie's voice was deeper than Nicole's, and while it was pleasing, his brain instantly categorized her as a potential friend, rather than a potential mate. But Nicole's higher-pitched voice had triggered his brain to place her in the "hot and sexy" category.
In a study of an African hunter-gatherer tribe called the Hadza, men rated women with deeper voices as better foragers, but said they were more sexually attracted to the women with the highest-pitched voices . And the women in the tribe rated the men with the deepest voices as the best hunters and protectors, but were turned off by the men with squeaky or high-pitched voices. Ryan's voice sounded pleasant to Nicole even though it wasn't quite that deep male baritone that made her go weak in the knees .
Now that Ryan was sitting next to Nicole, he was close enough to take in her sweet scent, and his nose instant-messaged his subconscious brain that she not only smelled good, but was also potentially a good genetic match . Our pheromones--odorless "smells" detected by our noses--carry genetic information, according to researchers. Infants who came from the repeated intermarriages of Europe's royal families taught us that couples whose genes are too similar give birth to sickly offspring . And a study in Switzerland of sweaty T-shirts that had absorbed the pheromones of the people who wore them showed that those who were good genetic matches (that is, those who were most dissimilar) smelled best to each other . If Nicole had smelled "bad" to Ryan, he could have been turned off and not even known why . This isn't about hygiene; it's about genes .
Ryan's mating brain hormonal signals, and interested, so he tried question. "So, when is the bar exam?" was giving him encouraging
Ryan thought Nicole seemed to draw her out with another
"Next week," she said.
Maggie chimed in, "I'm giving her a bar-exam coming-out party when it's over. Wanna come?"
The party was just a couple of weeks away, but to Ryan it felt like a month. He couldn't stop thinking about Nicole and found himself silently rehearsing topics he could talk to her about . As it turned out, Ryan didn't have to worry quite so much. The night of the party, the conversation between them was easy, and he felt good that he could frequently make Nicole laugh. And at the end of the party, he was thrilled that she accepted his offer to drive her home. By then, the sexual tension between them was palpable . When he walked her to the door and looked into her eyes, she didn't back away, so he leaned in and kissed her good night. He had intended just a quick kiss, but when their lips met, their tongues followed, seemingly of their own accord. The kiss was so sweet and dizzying that he couldn't break away. Fortunately for Ryan, neither could Nicole.
In the mating game, a kiss is more than a kiss--It's a taste test.
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