Tag Archives: Love and romance

Men May Be Chemically Wired to Avoid Adultery with Friends’ Wives

Posted on April 25, 2013 by HugTheMonkey

A University of Missouri study found that the testosterone levels of men dropped when they interacted with the wife of a close friend. What does this mean? Testosterone is the chemical of sexual desire and aggression in both men and… Continue reading →

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Online Dating and the Oxytocin Gap

Posted on January 24, 2013 by HugTheMonkey

A thought-provoking and disturbing article by Dan Slater on TheAtlantic.com posits that online dating sites make it so easy to meet new people that committed relationships fade away. Slater, author of Love in the Age of Algorithms, uses anecdotes and… Continue reading →

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Sarah Hrdy on the Nature of Mothering

Posted on March 16, 2012 by HugTheMonkey

Are human males wired to scatter their seed? Or are we meant for cooperative breeding? Why are kids today so screwed up? Can women mother well while succeeding outside the home? Read an illuminating interview between Eric Michael johnson and… Continue reading →

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Charm: Art or Oxytocin?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by HugTheMonkey

In this Pickup Podcast, I talked with Jordan Harbinger @AJandJordan from The Art of Charm about the chemistry of attraction. I am not only fascinated by pickup, I also think it’s really good information about how human beings relate socially…. Continue reading →

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Picking Up Girls Using Embarrassing Items

Posted on October 7, 2011 by HugTheMonkey

Men: Women are not as mysterious, delicate or cautious as you think. Jesse, Jason and Kong from Simple Pickup prove that women are as interested in sex as men are. http://youtu.be/hqV-c_npeJ4 They took to the streets of San Francisco with… Continue reading →

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