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There's more than one person on the planet. When you're madly in love, that's not what you think.

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Every time you cuddle with your children, you're likely to be driving down your testosterone.

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Whether you're married or not, relationships - and the satisfaction tied to them - are extremely important for increasing men's and women's quality of life.

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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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A hundred years ago, if you had a child out of marriage, you'd be a social disgrace. Today women feel comfortable enough economically and culturally to bring up a child without a recognized commitment from a man.

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Love is not an emotion; it is a drive.

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It certainly would have been adaptive for ancestral man to have a chubby wife during stressful times of famine. Not only would she have had more calories to burn, and thus more energy and endurance, but since fat stores estrogen, she would have remained fertile for longer.

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Today, American women bear an average of 2.2 children that live to adulthood. Across most of Europe, women bear even fewer young.

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Most of us make up our minds in the first three minutes of meeting someone whether there's a potential for a relationship.

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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