We've got cookies (well more biscuits, but you get the point) from some German company here. They taste... interesting. So interesting that I took one bite and then threw the cookie away - we're speaking big cookies. A million spices, chocolate cover and then some form of paperlike material for the bottom. Remind me to never end up like an old lady who's having "coffee and biscuits" in the afternoon. I had way too many of those biscuits as a kid.
The 'daily article' from our sensation paper is about why some women have a body shaped like an hourglass and why they're monogamists. After some searching I found the original article and after reading through it I realised that yes, once again our daily paper is making stuff up. You really gotta love the amazing news coverage they have.
Biology, not heart, provokes infidelity
Beautiful women who have affairs can now blame it on their sex hormones.
Women with higher levels of oestradiol, a form of oestrogen, not only look and feel more attractive, they are also more likely to cheat on their partners, a new study has found.
One-night-stands are not what interest these flirtatious females, who tend to have bigger breasts, relatively small waists and symmetrical faces as a result of their high levels of oestradiol.
Rather, they adopt a strategy of serial monogamy, say the researchers, led by Kristina Durante of the University of Texas.
"Without necessarily being consciously aware of their motives, highly attractive women are probably able to capitalise on their desirability and continually acquire a higher-quality long-term mate by trading up when the opportunity arises," said Dr Durante.
A James Cook University psychologist, Frances Quirk, said Marilyn Monroe, with her hourglass figure, was a classic example of a high-oestradiol female. "And her relationship history is a fairly good match," she said, noting the actress's marriages and affairs with increasingly important men.
Associate Professor Quirk said the study added to other evidence that hormones such as testosterone and oxytocin influenced the sexual and social behaviour of men and women. "The bottom line is that we are driven by our biology a lot of the time."
Dr Durante's team tested the level of oestradiol, which is linked to fertility,
Women with higher levels of oestradiol, a form of oestrogen, not only look and feel more attractive, they are also more likely to cheat on their partners, a new study has found.
One-night-stands are not what interest these flirtatious females, who tend to have bigger breasts, relatively small waists and symmetrical faces as a result of their high levels of oestradiol.
Rather, they adopt a strategy of serial monogamy, say the researchers, led by Kristina Durante of the University of Texas.
"Without necessarily being consciously aware of their motives, highly attractive women are probably able to capitalise on their desirability and continually acquire a higher-quality long-term mate by trading up when the opportunity arises," said Dr Durante.
A James Cook University psychologist, Frances Quirk, said Marilyn Monroe, with her hourglass figure, was a classic example of a high-oestradiol female. "And her relationship history is a fairly good match," she said, noting the actress's marriages and affairs with increasingly important men.
Associate Professor Quirk said the study added to other evidence that hormones such as testosterone and oxytocin influenced the sexual and social behaviour of men and women. "The bottom line is that we are driven by our biology a lot of the time."
Dr Durante's team tested the level of oestradiol, which is linked to fertility,
in the blood of 52 women aged between 17 and 30.
Those with higher levels rated themselves as more desirable than average, and were judged to be significantly more attractive by others. They had had more long-term relationships than those with lower levels of the hormone, and "reported a greater likelihood of flirting, kissing and having a serious affair with someone other than their primary partner", Dr Durante said.
The results were consistent with the possibility that "highly fertile women are not easily satisfied by their long-term partners and are especially motivated to become acquainted with other, presumably more desirable, men", she said. "Importantly, such motivations do not seem to stem from a greater interest in casual sex."
Those with higher levels rated themselves as more desirable than average, and were judged to be significantly more attractive by others. They had had more long-term relationships than those with lower levels of the hormone, and "reported a greater likelihood of flirting, kissing and having a serious affair with someone other than their primary partner", Dr Durante said.
The results were consistent with the possibility that "highly fertile women are not easily satisfied by their long-term partners and are especially motivated to become acquainted with other, presumably more desirable, men", she said. "Importantly, such motivations do not seem to stem from a greater interest in casual sex."
This is the actual article. According to our paper these women might also belong to the category that other women dislikes. Do you have any idea how much this would explain if it was true? That would mean that the women here at work who absolutely detest me (they're quite many) do it because I have a high level of oestradiol in my body. Interesting.
We had a test of this ourglass-thing when I went to high school. Our psychology teacher showed pictures of two women. For me they looked exactly the same, but the guy next to me instantly said that the right one was more attractive. When I asked him why he said that it was because she had a smaller waist. The female students didn't see this, but almost all of the male ones did. A bit strange when I come to think of it, but then again - a small waist means that the hips are shown as wider, which (as stated in an earlier entry) is a sign that a women is good with carrying children. So I suppose it all really does come down to biology in the end... Which means that this article didn't really prove anything at all. Way to go!
