The brain was not built to walk into a bar, where you know nobody, and start a conversation. That's not the way humanity has courted.
From Helen Fisher
When somebody leaves Match.com or Chemistry.com, they ask you why you left. One box you can check is, 'I found somebody.' Between 15 and 20 percent of people check that box.
A lot of people have been romantically in love with somebody who they feel wasn't appropriate to marry.
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world.
More and more of us live segmented, compartmentalized lives. This isn't natural. For millions of years, our forebears knew everyone around them and everyone knew them.
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.
The only people you and I are likely to know in common are people in the news - politicians, journalists and celebrities.
As social animals, we need to exchange juicy tales about someone - to connect with one another. For millions of years our forebears must have sat around the campfire, whispering about everyone they knew.
I suspect privacy is a very new concept to humanity.
Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions.
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