S, what kind of aborigine are you? You are aboriginal to where? Spring and I are worth at least ten to fifteen cows a piece!
liz From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CrossBow Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Major Histocompatibility Complex Alleles, Sexual Responsivity, and Unfaithfulness in Romantic Couples You are asking permission? not very masculinely aboriginal of you....go take a cold shower. On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi y'all - you two - I'm evil, I smell like an aborigine's armpit and I'm looking for a brief affair (or no briefs if you wish.) What say you? On Dec 5, 1:37 pm, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You know, I think some people just don't want people to know them at all. > It is a difficult concept for me to grasp that common ground between two > humans does not exist even if major personality traits differ. Ironically, > I think that is what obsesses me! I can bore myself to death with how > I think but throw someone else in the mix that surprises me and WHAM! I'm > grabbing my net!! > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Liz Purkrabek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > I had to come to similar conclusions about friendships. Some people, no > > matter how hard they may try, have trouble becoming friends because their > > personalities differ so much. I learned that I could absolutely hate > > someone, but that that person was not necessarily a bad person. Just bad > > for me. J > > > Most people I meet I like to some degree, but there are some that rub me > > the wrong way immediately. There are also those who set off my inner alarm, > > and I know that it might be best to steer clear of that person altogether. > > > Interestingly, the alarms may go off when I think about the person in terms > > of a romantic relationship but not when I think of them as purely a friend. > > I've met guys that I thought were cool, funny, and interesting, but that I > > was so absolutely glad I was not in a relationship with them. > > > I have also met incredible assholes that I was immediately attracted to, so > > go figure. Sometimes the smell overrides the common sense I suppose. J > > Read this article about the "dark triad." Bad guys really do get the most > > girls > > > - 18 June 2008 by *Mason Inman*<http://www.newscientist.com/search?rbauthors=Mason+Inman> > > - Magazine issue 2661 <http://www.newscientist.com/issue/2661>. * > > Subscribe* <http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe?promcode=nsarttop>and get 4 free issues. > > - For similar stories, visit the *Love*<http://www.newscientist.com/topic/love>Topic Guide > > > NICE guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the most > > girls. The finding may help explain why a nasty suite of antisocial > > personality traits known as the "dark triad" persists in the human > > population, despite their potentially grave cultural costs. > > > The traits are the self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive, > > thrill-seeking and callous behaviour of psychopaths; and the deceitful and > > exploitative nature of Machiavellianism. At their extreme, these traits > > would be highly detrimental for life in traditional human societies. People > > with these personalities risk being shunned by others and shut out of > > relationships, leaving them without a mate, hungry and vulnerable to > > predators. > > > But being just slightly evil could have an upside: a prolific sex life, > > says Peter Jonason at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. "We have > > some evidence that the three traits are really the same thing and may > > represent a successful evolutionary strategy." > > > Jonason and his colleagues subjected 200 college students to personality > > tests designed to rank them for each of the dark triad traits. They also > > asked about their attitudes to sexual relationships and about their sex > > lives, including how many partners they'd had and whether they were seeking > > brief affairs. > > > High 'dark triad' scorers are more likely to try to poach other people's > > partners for a brief affair > > > The study found that those who scored higher on the dark triad personality > > traits tended to have more partners and more desire for short-term > > relationships, Jonason reported at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society > > meeting in Kyoto, Japan, earlier this month. But the correlation only held > > in males. > > > James Bond epitomises this set of traits, Jonason says. "He's clearly > > disagreeable, very extroverted and likes trying new things - killing people, > > new women." Just as Bond seduces woman after woman, people with dark triad > > traits may be more successful with a quantity-style or shotgun approach to > > reproduction, even if they don't stick around for parenting. "The strategy > > seems to have worked. We still have these traits," Jonason says. > > > This observation seems to hold across cultures. David Schmitt of Bradley > > University in Peoria, Illinois, presented preliminary results at the same > > meeting from a survey of more than 35,000 people in 57 countries. He found a > > similar link between the dark triad and reproductive success in men. "It is > > universal across cultures for high dark triad scorers to be more active in > > short-term mating," Schmitt says. "They are more likely to try and poach > > other people's partners for a brief affair." > > > Barbara Oakley of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, says that the > > studies "verify something a lot of people have conjectured about". > > > Christopher von Rueden of the University of California at Santa Barbara > > says that the studies are important because they confirm that personality > > variation has direct fitness consequences. > > > "They still have to explain why it hasn't spread to everyone," says Matthew > > Keller of the University of Colorado in Boulder. "There must be some cost of > > the traits." One possibility, both Keller and Jonason suggest, is that the > > strategy is most successful when dark triad personalities are rare. > > Otherwise, others would become more wary and guarded. > > > [image: Issue 2661 of New Scientist magazine]<http://www.newscientist.com/subs/interstitial;jsessionid=37DBB33C2 110...> > > > - From issue 2661 <http://www.newscientist.com/issue/2661> of New > > Scientist magazine, page 12. *Subscribe<http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe?promcode=nsartcover> > > * and get 4 free issues. > > - Browse past issues <http://www.newscientist.com/issues/current> of > > New Scientist magazine > > > Being older and wiser, I recognize that if I had always listened to my > > inner alarm, I could have avoided a butt load of trouble for myself. I > > listen now. I trust myself. I have my own best interests in mind. J > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *CrossBow > > *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2008 11:02 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: Major Histocompatibility Complex Alleles, Sexual > > Responsivity, and Unfaithfulness in Romantic Couples > > > 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 > > ... > > read more > > > image001.jpg > 59KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
