RainComeShine: I thought about that one Molly. If someone were to say to me'do you fancy talking with me for a bit?' I just would but if someone says 'you have a lovely face' or 'You have lovely eyes' then I would indeed walk away at a brisk pace.
Somebody did come up to me lately, and said something like that to me.
I just smiled, said thank you, and then carried on about my business.
Apparently a woman knows in 20 seconds whether she would mate with a man or not - and I say mate deliberately, because that knowing is from a very primitive part of the brain.
Of course we can and do override that instant reaction for various social reasons (he's funny and charming, or I'm lonely, or he's offering me a good time or just plain old what the hell) but that 20 seconds covers 'is he healthy, would he make strong healthy babies with me and be able to hunt for us all when I am tied to the cave with the babies'
VivianLee: Apparently a woman knows in 20 seconds whether she would mate with a man or not - and I say mate deliberately, because that knowing is from a very primitive part of the brain.
Of course we can and do override that instant reaction for various social reasons (he's funny and charming, or I'm lonely, or he's offering me a good time or just plain old what the hell) but that 20 seconds covers 'is he healthy, would he make strong healthy babies with me and be able to hunt for us all when I am tied to the cave with the babies'
That's all so true. I remember a survey done where several men were shown pics of women and the ones with the big hips won.
Snookums3Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa1,174 posts
pedalguy59: From 25 yards,...physique, from close proximity,......vibe.
Women r the same, from far off it's the looks, from near --> vibe. And it is the vibe that allows u to make the correct decision, if u r still open to it.
VivianLee: Apparently a woman knows in 20 seconds whether she would mate with a man or not - and I say mate deliberately, because that knowing is from a very primitive part of the brain.
Of course we can and do override that instant reaction for various social reasons (he's funny and charming, or I'm lonely, or he's offering me a good time or just plain old what the hell) but that 20 seconds covers 'is he healthy, would he make strong healthy babies with me and be able to hunt for us all when I am tied to the cave with the babies'
thats about 10 times longer than a man needs to decide....
PrettyPrescious: Quite awhile ago I heard of some study that claimed people are attracted to mates that share some facial similarities. Not only that, but other sources have said couples begin to look alike over time.....
Oh dear, I don't agree with the second comment but you only have to look at people and their dogs to see how true the first comment is.
PrettyPrescious: Quite awhile ago I heard of some study that claimed people are attracted to mates that share some facial similarities. Not only that, but other sources have said couples begin to look alike over time.....
Many do.
Maybe it is a combination of shared diet, lifestyle etc.
Or maybe it is that we choose people that remind us of our own family In the first place?
Maybe it is a combination of shared diet, lifestyle etc.
Or maybe it is that we choose people that remind us of our own family In the first place?
That will be quite a feat with my wife. She is chinese and I am EuroAustralian. So for us to look similar, either she or I will have to undergo surgery, I think.
NidifugousYap, Federated States of Micronesia1,430 posts
PrettyPrescious: Quite awhile ago I heard of some study that claimed people are attracted to mates that share some facial similarities. Not only that, but other sources have said couples begin to look alike over time.....
They must not have interviewed interracial couples
I think if they do, then it's because after menopause, old women turn into old men
truheart1941brentwood, Essex, England UK25,171 posts
PrettyPrescious: Quite awhile ago I heard of some study that claimed people are attracted to mates that share some facial similarities. Not only that, but other sources have said couples begin to look alike over time.....
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Somebody did come up to me lately, and said something like that to me.
I just smiled, said thank you, and then carried on about my business.