Decoding Love (32 page)
Authors: Andrew Trees
female promiscuity
hair
handgrip strength
height
high-cost signals
lip fullness
lower-pitched voice
symmetricality
waist-to-hip ratio
Genghis Khan
Genome
(Ridley)
(Ridley)
Givens, David
gorillas
male/female size differential
penis size
testicle size
gossip
Gottlieb, Lori
Gottman, John
Guthrie, Edwin
Guttentag, Marcia
hair
handgrip strength
happiness
abundance of choices and
in adulterous marriages
in arranged marriages
durability of
income and
life satisfaction from marriage
marital, decline in
in marriage, to improve
in romantic story line
satisficers vs. maximizers
set point
similarities between partners and
smiles
Haselton, Martie
health.
See
genetic fitness indicators
See
genetic fitness indicators
height
attractiveness of
as genetic fitness indicator
market value
as predictor of intelligence
societal advantages
high-cost signals
How Much Would You Pay For a Dollar game
hugs
humor
Huston, Ted
infidelity
evolutionary basis
female orgasm and
genetic profile and
lies about
prevalence of
women’s sexual fantasies and
See also
promiscuity
promiscuity
intelligence
adolescent height as predictor of
attractiveness of
as heritable trait
as hindrance for women
mistaken assumptions and
sexual selection for
Internet dating
abundance of choices
chance of mismatch
criteria
lies
matching systems
values and standards
intuition
ability of animals
overanalysis and
women’s superiority at
Ismael the Bloodthirsty
“Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest” (Wodehouse)
Journal of Consumer Research, The
Kahneman, Daniel
Klein, Stefan
language
evolution of
in marital communication
verbalization, confusion and
women’s facility for
See also
body language
body language
Levenson, Robert
lies.
See
deception
See
deception
life expectancy
likability
lips
long-term mating.
See
marriage
See
marriage
love
cultural importance of
fading of
growth of
mathematical quantification of
neurochemistry of
obstacles
priming
romantic story line
satisficers vs. maximizers
similar sexual past and
at time of marriage
Machiavellian intelligence theory
Madonna-whore dichotomy
“Magical Number Seven, The” (Miller)
market theory
creation of scarcity
Internet dating applications
mathematical analysis of relationships
negotiation of value
similarly valued mates
undervalued assets
value of sex
value of wealth
See also
consumerism
consumerism
marriage
age differentials
arranged
cohabitation before
commitment
communication patterns
divorce rate
earnings cost to women
effect on women’s preferences
expectations
fighting
health benefits
improvement from small changes
infidelity
lies to spouse
life satisfaction
love
market value
negative emotions
qualities sought in mate
romantic story line
selectivity and
self-deception
serial monogamy
similarity of facial features
success predictions
therapy techniques
unmarried women
waning desire
mathematics
market analysis of relationships
of mate selection
quantification of love
Mathematics and Sex
(Cresswell)
(Cresswell)
Mead, Margaret
meeting people.
See
barroom encounters
See
barroom encounters
memory
Mero, Laszlo
messages, unintentional.
See
body chemistry; body language
See
body chemistry; body language
MHC (major histocompatibility complex)
midlife crisis
Miller, Geoffrey F.
on brain development
on cultural behavior
statistical analysis of mate selection
studies on fertility cycle
Miller, George
money.
See
wealth
See
wealth
monogamy
competition and
genetic component
human trend toward
male/female size differential and
men’s obsession with youthfulness and
rarity of
serial
testicle size and
women’s control of
See also
pair-bonding
pair-bonding
Moore, Monica
Morris, Desmond
music
Nash, John
neurochemistry.
See
brain
See
brain
“Nonverbal Courtship Patterns in Women” (Moore)
nonverbal messages.
See
body chemistry; body language
See
body chemistry; body language
Oedipal attraction
offspring.
See
children
See
children
online dating.
See
Internet dating
See
Internet dating
orgasm, female
ovulation
behavioral changes during
concealed
infidelity during
men’s responsiveness to
women’s preferences during
oxytocin
pair-bonding
child-rearing
concealed ovulation
duration of coitus
legal bond
physical features
See also
marriage
marriage
PAIR Project
Paradox of Choice, The
(Schwartz)
(Schwartz)
parental investment theory
peak-end rule
penis size
Perper, Timothy
personality traits
basic desirable qualities
creativity
feminine qualities
helpfulness and caring
humor
sexual selection and
signaled by hair length
similarity of values
physical features.
See
genetic fitness indicators;
specific features
See
genetic fitness indicators;
specific features
pickup lines
polygamy.
See
monogamy
See
monogamy
pornography
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