You know, everytime I give you a hug at the meetings, your cologne hangs about for at least 20 minutes! *Delightful.*
I'm not finding information to rationalize infidelity and promiscuity in this thread. I keep birthing questions that really do fascinate me to the point of obsession concerning what it is to be human. To be me. "Gnothe Se Auton" is becoming ME and how I see, and should have been all along. It will make a good tattoo this summer and I will be living it. For instance, my current wrestling match is the that I rarely meet people I don't like to some degree, and my issue is that it throws me for a quantum loop when I find people that refuse to be friends, or friends as I concieve of it. One of my biggest handicapps is that I just like people and that is exhausting:) So, instead of questioning that something is wrong/incompetent within myself, when I meet those people, I'm learning to move past it and be satisfied with the people who do work for me. Who knows? Perhaps smell is a factor there too? But the point is that it be examined and understood:) LOL...I need a beer:) On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi y'all - that settles it - I'm going to sweat more. > Would you care to sniff my armpit? > > On Dec 5, 10:26 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That "Smell Factor" again... > > > > Major Histocompatibility Complex Alleles, Sexual Responsivity, and > > Unfaithfulness in Romantic Couples > > > > Copyright Copyright (c) 2006 Association for Psychological Science > > ABSTRACT > > > > *ABSTRACT—*Preferences for mates that possess genes dissimilar to one's > own > > at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a polymorphic group of > loci > > associated with the immune system, have been found in mice, birds, fish, > and > > humans. These preferences may help individuals choose genetically > compatible > > mates and may adaptively function to prevent inbreeding or to increase > > heterozygosity and thereby immunocompetence of offspring. MHC-dissimilar > > mate preferences may influence the psychology of sexual attraction. We > > investigated whether MHC similarity among romantically involved couples > (*N*= > > 48) predicted aspects of their sexual relationship. All women in our > sample > > normally ovulated, and alleles at three MHC loci were typed for each > person. > > As the proportion of MHC alleles couples shared increased, women's sexual > > responsivity to their partners decreased, their number of extrapair > sexual > > partners increased, and their attraction to men other than their primary > > partners increased, particularly during the fertile phase of their > cycles. > > and... > > Birth Control Pills Affect Women's Taste in Men How synthetic hormones > > change desire in women--and their choice in a mate By Melinda Wenner > > > > This year 2.25 million Americans will get married—and a million will get > > divorced. Could birth control be to blame for some of these breakups? > Recent > > research suggests that the contraceptive pill—which prevents women from > > ovulating by fooling their body into believing it is pregnant—could > affect > > which types of men women desire. Going on or off the pill during a > > relationship, therefore, may tempt a woman away from her man. > > > > It's all about scent. Hidden in a man's smell are clues about his major > > histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, which play an important role in > > immune system surveillance. Studies suggest that females prefer the scent > of > > males whose MHC genes differ from their own, a preference that has > probably > > evolved because it helps offspring survive: couples with different MHC > genes > > are less likely to be related to each other than couples with similar > genes > > are, and their children are born with more varied MHC profiles and thus > more > > robust immune systems. > > > > A study published in August in the *Proceedings of the Royal Society B*, > > however, suggests that women on the pill undergo a shift in preference > > toward men who share similar MHC genes. The female subjects were more > likely > > to rate these genetically similar men's scents (via a T-shirt the men had > > worn for two nights) as pleasant and desirable after they went on the > pill > > as compared with before. Although no one knows why the pill affects > > attraction, some scientists believe that pregnancy—or in this case, the > > hormonal changes that mimic pregnancy—draws women toward nurturing > > relatives. > > > > Women who start or stop taking the pill, then, may be in for some > > relationship problems. A study published last year in *Psychological > Science > > * found that women paired with MHC-similar men are less sexually > satisfied > > and more likely to cheat on their partners than women paired with > > MHC-dissimilar men. So a woman on the pill, for example, might be more > > likely to start dating a MHC-similar man, but he could ultimately leave > her > > less sexually satisfied. Then if she goes off the pill during the > > relationship, the accompanying hormonal changes will draw her even more > > strongly toward more MHC-dissimilar men. These immune genes may have a > > "powerful effect in terms of how well relationships are cemented," says > > University of Liverpool psychologist Craig Roberts, co-author of the > August > > paper. > > > > *Note: This article was originally published with the title, "A Tough > Pill > > to Swallow".* > > > > -- > > gnothe se auton > > > -- gnothe se auton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
