People have often asked me whether what I know about love has spoiled it for me. And I just simply say, 'Hardly.' You can know every single ingredient in a piece of chocolate cake, and then when you sit down and eat that cake, you can still feel that joy.
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily.
Natural beauty really entices men. They will tell you this time and time again, and studies consistently prove it.
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.
There exists no culture in which adultery is unknown, no cultural device or code that extinguishes philandering.
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.
Like most animals, we're wired to associate height with power.
Hair that gleams can send a clear sign that you're young and in your prime, whatever your actual age.
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.
The human brain is built to compare; it's Darwinian to consider an alternative when one presents itself.
Scientists know that women gravitate to men who have a different immune system from theirs.
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!
Real competition can drive up testosterone, which boosts libido.
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.
There is more and more data indicating that there is a biological basis to your political views.
A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability.
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.
In courtship, who wins and who loses will determine who passes on their DNA to tomorrow.
Almost always, when I'm on TV, the producers who call me, who negotiate what we're going to say, is a woman.
You size up someone physically in less than one second - too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too old, too young, too stuffy, too scruffy.
Anthropologists have found evidence of romantic love in 170 societies. They've never found a society that did not have it.
High heels can literally raise your status because you're taller when you wear them.
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.
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.
When you massage someone, the levels of oxytocin go up in the brain, and oxytocin is one of the chemicals that drives attachment.
