In 2009, CNN aired a story called “The Laws of Sexual Attraction,” in which sex therapist Dr. Laura Berman stated that, “We are innately all puppies in heat. There’s a whole realm of unconscious scents that we’re not even aware we’re smelling.”
She tells us that women can smell a man’s testosterone level, that men can smell when a woman is fertile, and that there’s a difference between love and raw chemistry (who knew?).
In one study Berman had women smell men’s T-shirts, and found they were most attracted to the shirts of men with a different major histocompatability complex (MHC) than themselves. (MHC is a collection of genes related to the immune system.) According to Berman, “We unconsciously want to mate with someone who has a different immune system than ours, because that helps with the survival of our offspring.” (And what could be steamier than that?)
Pop Quiz for Women: Prior to sex, which manly attributes do you take into consideration (check all that apply)? ☐His jawline ☐His torso ☐His body hair ☐His penis ☐His major histocompatability complex.
Pop Quiz for Men: Prior to sex, which womanly attributes do you take into consideration (check all that apply)? ☐She’s breathing.
Science has revealed that men and women are different. Whereas women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place.
