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" Women spend their lives trying to look good for men. So a woman who feels she's sending the right visual signals is pleased with herself. "

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" I think romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your mating energy on just one individual at a time, thereby conserving mating time and energy. "

" From my studies of genetics and neuroscience I have come to believe that people fall into four broad personality types - each influenced by a different brain chemical: I call them the Explorer, Builder, Director, and Negotiator. "

" Women have a better sense of smell than men do, and it's even sharper in the middle of their menstrual cycle, when estrogen levels peak and women are more likely to be deciding whether a man's attractive. "

" My hypothesis is that conservative Republicans have very clear values, and when you have that, you're simply more relaxed. "

" If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of parenting with a wider array of skills. "

" You fall in love with somebody who fits within what I call your 'love map,' an unconscious list of traits that you build in childhood as you grow up. And I also think that you gravitate to certain people, actually, with somewhat complementary brain systems. "

" Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he's worthy of your love. "

" Your face and head give more information about you than any other body part. "

" We are wired to find love. "

" Today, most women are surrounded by ingenious gadgets. They don't grow the peas or raise the chicken that they serve for dinner; instead they hunt and gather in the grocery store. They go through catalogs or department stores to buy clothes instead of shearing sheep, carding wool, and weaving cloth for skirts and coats and blankets. "

" You know, when you've been dumped, the one thing you love to do is just forget about this human being, and then go on with your life - but no, you just love them harder. "

" Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions. "

" Hair that looks like it's been naturally sun-bleached makes you seem youthful, like you spend a lot of time outdoors. And that appeals to most people. "

" The human brain is built to compare; it's Darwinian to consider an alternative when one presents itself. "

" Until recently, we regarded love as supernatural. We were willing to study the brain chemistry of fear and depression and anger but not love. "

" Once you fall for someone, their smell can be a powerful thing. Women will wear their boyfriends' T-shirts, and throughout tales in history men have held on to their lover's handkerchief. "

" Anthropologists have found evidence of romantic love in 170 societies. They've never found a society that did not have it. "

" At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference. "

" 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. "

" A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability. "

" The Internet lets women use words, which is their natural tool. Little girls speak in more complex, grammatical sentences than little boys do, and women never lose that superiority in verbal ability. "

" Nobody gets out of love alive. You turn into a menace or a pest when you've been rejected. "

" As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. "

" Women apparently are quite drawn to men who have differences rather than similarities in their histocompatibility system. They pick it up by smell, and they can pick it up from kissing. "

" Love is not an emotion; it is a drive. "

" Men couldn't care less if your strands are perfectly styled and neat. In fact, he might like you more with some wildness or bedhead, since it shows you're carefree and relaxed. "

" In general, men are wired to notice obvious signs that convey interest in mating - a warm smile, for example - and ignore other subtleties, like if your lipstick is faded. "

" In courtship, who wins and who loses will determine who passes on their DNA to tomorrow. "

" When people tell you to walk a certain way, it's like not thinking of a purple tomato. You can't not do it. "

" Throughout evolution, ostracism was death indeed. "