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[vicarz]

2:42 and I can't get back to sleep. Something about working out often leads to this - is it the massive post-workout food (a small sandwich?) being sore (no, not really) or some rebound effect?

Reading "The Logic of Life" by Tim Harford. These econ meets life books are killing me, thanks a lot Colin. They're like candy for people with 3 digit iqs. And cynics.

Take romance vs. economics. I had a friend telling me that in NY nobody looks at a female over 30 w/o kids like she's crazy. Well, according to sex in the city of NY 1.3 million males bounce around 1.8 million females. In fact, statistics show that overall urban environments have a higher % of males than rural in the industrialized world. Women in areas in which they outnumber men, even by a little bit, tend to be higher paid and more educated.

So not crazy perhaps just means not alone.

A while ago I was whining that girls all stated they want tall men. However, it turns out that in all studies (and certainly my experience) you choose what you have to choose from. Economics folks have been cruising "speed dating" for data, and finding sad realities:
Men choose twice as many possible mates as females
Everyone lowers their standards based on what is available. Big time. So much so it is comical. Women want tall, but settle quickly when no tall people are around (Mexico and Asia, here I come). Men want not overweight (I'm quoting here) but will settle when no thin women are around.
Or as noted in Silence of the Lambs, you first covet what you know?
If true, I should get the fuck out of gothdom and fast...

As housework got easier, both men and women started marrying at older ages. The division of labor became less important so there was no need to pair up? Divorce rates have shown steady trends related to developing nations, while female worker participation is related to lower rates of abuse. Bargaining power = love. Fascinating theories.

Still wish I could sleep. When I got up star trek, 5th element, and harvey birdman were on. Thank insomnia for cable. In 2 hours I might as well get up.

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or neuropsychology

[fractalwoman.livejournal.com]

(voiding appropriate use of punctuation and grammar at this time)

the basic theory that has been found so far is based on neurochemicals in your brain. i read an article on this about three months ago. while statistical analysis can show the behavior, the neurochemistry, cultural mechanisms, and pheromones will explain why people really fall in love.

Pheromones, norepinephrine, and dopamine are the chemicals involved. Pulling from the article below:

"Two related brain peptides, vasopressin and oxytocin, have been shown to be involved in both the permanent or long-term social bonding that underlies mating," Kristal says. "The neurotransmitter dopamine, in a part of the brain called the VTA, is certainly involved in the rewarding properties of love and sex."

For back up reading, check here
The following seems pretty good but I do not have time to verify:
try here or here

Re: or neuropsychology

[vicar.livejournal.com]

So switch from strategy to spear guns and chemical injections. Why not.

Re: or neuropsychology

[fractalwoman.livejournal.com]

Not quite. If you read the links, the things that they discuss are internalizing your strategy versus externalizing your strategy. In one of the links, they discuss ways of increasing specific neurochemicals.

Re: or neuropsychology

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Busted - the neurochemistry scared me off.

The problem with that love = chemicals & coincidence is that the statistics also control for that. Answering "40% of love is income and location by correlation" with "smell of roses makes love" isn't really agreeing or disagreeing. ?