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Men Say They Like Smart Women, But Science Says They’re Full of Sh*t
There’s an old joke that goes something like this: An employer interviewed three women for a job. One had the best education. Another had the best experience. A third had the best references. Which woman did the employer hire? Answer: The one with the biggest tits. Of course, had that employer been an actual person […]
I’ll Go on A Diet if You Give Me Your Wallet: What People Really Want in A Partner When Dating
September 30, 2015
No matter how many times Life in the Boomer Lane (or anyone else) writes about the characteristics people look for in relationships, those actually looking for relationships will read it. LBL is starting to think that, in the category of “hope springs eternal,” humans believe that if enough studies are done, one’s odious characteristics might […]
What Men and Women Really Want in Mates
August 8, 2015
Life in the Boomer Lane has just had a visit from Only Daughter and Beloved Grandsons, aged four and six. After they left, LBL spent a lot of time searching for tiny lost toy pieces and brain cells that had rolled under furniture and gotten stuck in random crevasses during the visit. While LBL could […]
If You Smell Like A Member of the Guns and Dope Party, I Love You
September 25, 2014
A new study in the American Journal of Political Science reveals that people find the smell of others with similar political opinions to be attractive, suggesting that one of the reasons why so many spouses share similar political views is because they were initially and subconsciously attracted to each other’s body odor. During the study, […]
The Language of Love
May 8, 2012
It is commonly assumed that the most powerful words in creating relationship consist of one of the following: “Oh my, yes, ooooooh.” “Hmmmm, baby, you taste so fine.” “You make me hot all over ohmygoddoesallthatbelongtoyou?!” Shockingly, this is not the case. James Pennebaker, a psychologist who studies the use of pronouns has determined that pronouns […]
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