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HELEN FISHER

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What Your Sock Drawer Says About Your Personality

Chemistry.com survey reveals that looks can be deceiving when it comes to... sock drawers.

First impressions aren't everything, you know. You may come home from a date with a wonderful guy, who seems like he's got everything together—promising career, steady income, nice apartment, calls the next day, everything that makes you swoon. But the detail-oriented men (and women) of the world may be tucking a dirty little secret into their drawers; their sock drawers, that is.

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It's Official, We Become Addicted To Our Lovers

New study uncovers why it’s so hard to move on after a breakup.

Having trouble getting over a former flame? Well, you’re certainly not alone and according to new research, like many other things in life, you can blame it on biology.

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5 Reasons Kissing Is Good For You

Kissing is great for romantic bonding and just as awesome for your health.

Kissing boosts immunity, helps pick your best genetic mate, burns calories, tones up your facial muscles and naturally relaxes you.

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Curing Low Testosterone: Pills Or Porn?

When a man loses desire, should he turn to tits or tablets?

Newsweek had an interesting article today that actually touted the health benefits of married men viewing porn. The article asked the (not often) debated question: what's the best fix for low testosterone: good, old-fashioned Jenna Jameson or the pharmaceutical industry? After all, neither are blameless diet-exercise-and-get-plenty-of-sleep solutions; it's pretty easy to judge weird drugs on the market and strange women on your living room T.V. a quick-fix called AndroGel has been on the market for the past decade, causing men who've lost that loving feeling to sign up in droves and attempt to reclaim lost hormones by slathering this foam-like stuff all over their bodies. AndroGel is supposed to turn them from a grouchy, sexless Homer Simpson-type character and into a cheery George Clooney of sorts ("improvement in energy, sexual desire, sexual function, and mood within 1 month" says the website).

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It's What's On The Outside That Counts

The ugly truth is that looks matter.

Just last week we were extolling the virtues of being a late arrival to the pretty game. "Being a late bloomer," our clever blogger Jed wrote, "usually means you're either super smart, really good at something, or used to be, well, less attractive. In any of these cases, it's a positive." Indeed, wouldn't most of us — if forced to choose between the two — rather grow into our looks, rather than grow out of them? We think so. But that got us to thinking about something else: What happens if you start off not so pretty and never grow out of it?

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Discover Your "Type" (It Really Exists)

In dating and marriage personality type determines who makes a good match, says Helen Fisher.

Anthropologist Helen Fisher, author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love by Understanding Your Personality Type, says that understanding your personality type can help you navigate the dating waters. Using genetics and neurochemistry Fisher identified four types: about Explorer, Builder, Negotiator and Director. Which are you?

The Chemistry of Love

The Chemistry of Love

What's behind love's highs and lows? Chemistry, the author finds.

Is new love as good as chocolate? It may be the dopamine you're feeling. Relationship experts Pat Love and Helen Fisher weigh in on the biological responses from lust to long-term love. From the first flush of romance to the deep attachment of a long-term marriage; Marisa Belger uncovers the chemistry behind the cycle of love.