251 Quotes by helen fisher

Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.

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

Good-looking people are always looking for other good-looking people.

Research shows that couples who have a lot of similarities, including intellectual compatibility, end up staying together.

Despite the myth that men are less committed, they are predisposed to desire marriage.

Every time you cuddle with your children, you're likely to be driving down your testosterone.

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.

Hair that gleams can send a clear sign that you're young and in your prime, whatever your actual age.

When you massage someone, the levels of oxytocin go up in the brain, and oxytocin is one of the chemicals that drives attachment.