How do we actually choose sexual partners?

Since the mysteries of pheromones have become known to mankind, scientists have not ceased to exert every effort to prove that passion and even falling in love are just the cunning of evolution. True love is another matter, it can not be explained by the simple smell of the body. And bright flashes of passion can, in their opinion, be explained and measured.


Secrets of Chemistry

Pheromones responsible for the mechanisms of sexual attraction are called aphrodisiacs. Let's try to understand the mechanism of action of pheromones. These are chemical substances that accompany us everywhere. They contain information about the unique set of chromosomes of each person. Receiving this information, the human subconscious instantly determines whether the partner met will be suitable for the birth of healthy offspring.

Perfume with pheromones, which are increasingly in demand in our time, are made from animal and plant elements, so there is no genetic data in them. It is worth to be more careful with unknown chromosomes, it's more reliable to manage your own. To surely appreciate a person, you can take advantage of a reliable tool - a kiss. Genetic information is also contained in saliva and allows the subconscious mind to determine for sure what predilections are.

Hence, the basis of passionate love is the instinct of procreation. But sometimes in women during pregnancy a set of chromosomes, which was previously perceived as useful and pleasant, suddenly becomes hostile. Therefore, a man who has been hotly loved before can become physically unpleasant. The same effect can be obtained with the use of hormonal contraceptives.

Mechanisms of beauty

But only the discovery of the action of pheromones scientists did not stop there. In order to determine why people choose each other, they conducted a lot of surveys and research. It turned out that to determine whether a person wants sex with a new acquaintance, he is just a few seconds. The decision of the subconscious takes on the basis of growth, weight, facial features. So, it turned out that women are most attracted to men with narrow hips and broad shoulders. The expression of a person should be rather harsh, since a smile can be perceived as a sign of defenselessness and obedience.

Even the color of clothes matters, red is perceived more favorably by men and women. However, the appearance is important for a woman mainly when she is looking for a partner for temporary relationships. For a serious relationship, she often prefers a partner with equal or higher social status and level of intelligence.

And other mechanisms

Other experiments have shown that love can be deceived. It turns out that the information coming from the right side of the body, the brain sends to the treatment of the left hemisphere, which is responsible for positive emotions. Therefore, let's say, touching the right hand will cause more pleasant sensations.

It was also found out that a meeting in a state of stress, which was accompanied by increased heart rate and excitement, is perceived by men as increased excitement at the sight of a woman. And I often want to continue this acquaintance.

Disclosed by scientists and the mechanism of languor in the chest and euphoria, which arise when you see the object of passion. Such a hormone of love was oxytocin, which, in their opinion, can be used as the basis of the elixir of eternal love.