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• People have been looking for love potions since hunter-gatherer societies.

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  People, Hunters, Looking For Love

  "Pharmaceutica L Love Potion Not yet..." by Brandon Keim, www.wired.com. January 7, 2009.

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• A lot of people have been romantically in love with somebody who they feel wasn't appropriate to marry.

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  People, Feels, Has Beens

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• I think that property is very important in this day and age. It defines you; you worked hard to get it. It's meaningful to you, and when you divorce, a lot of people have a lot of battles over their property for good reasons.

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  Meaningful, Divorce, Thinking

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• Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he's worthy of your love.

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  Love, Men, Talking

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• As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily.

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  Mean, Unhappy, Gains

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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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  Men, Study, Natural

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• Blushing is thought to be linked to increased levels of norepinephrine in the brain, which may be associated with romantic feelings. It signals that we are interested and excited, which is attractive to men.

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  Men, Feelings, Brain

  "Summer Looks Guys Will Go Gaga For". The Cosmopolitan Interview, www.cosmopolitan.com. July 11, 2005.

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• Women are naturally prone to compete over their mates.

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  Mates

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• Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.

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  Men, Needs, Talent

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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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  Men, Connections, Driven

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• The Great Depression of the 1930s saw more American unmarried women working from nine to five, mostly in repetitive, boring, subordinate, dead-end jobs. But the number of working women doubled between 1870 and 1940. During World War II it doubled once again.

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  Jobs, War, Numbers

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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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  Culture, Adultery, Devices

  Helen Fisher (2016). “Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray (Completely Revised and Updated with a New Introduction)”, p.62, W. W. Norton & Company

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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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  Animal, Rhinos, Porcupines

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• You don't come home from the office to spend time with another job. Hopefully you come home to someone you can have a good time with.

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  Jobs, Home, Office

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• Hair that gleams can send a clear sign that you're young and in your prime, whatever your actual age.

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  Hair, Age, Gleam

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• Like most animals, we're wired to associate height with power.

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  Animal, Height, Associates

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• Scientists know that women gravitate to men who have a different immune system from theirs.

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  Men, Different, Scientist

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• Real competition can drive up testosterone, which boosts libido.

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  Real, Competition, Libido

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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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  Kissing, Men, Touching

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• The human brain is built to compare; it's Darwinian to consider an alternative when one presents itself.

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  Brain, Alternatives, Compare

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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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  Car, Guy, Watches

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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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  Men, Thinking, Males

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• There is more and more data indicating that there is a biological basis to your political views.

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  Views, Data, Political

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• Almost always, when I'm on TV, the producers who call me, who negotiate what we're going to say, is a woman.

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  Tvs, Call Me, Producers

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

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  Winning, Dna, Tomorrow

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