Summary
Helen Fisher: Anatomy of Love : The Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Wander
First published in 1992, “fascinating” (NY times) Anatomy of LoveHelen Fisher quickly became a classic. Since then, Fisher has conducted pioneering brain research on lust, romantic love and attachment; she collected data on more than 80,000 people to explain why you love who you love; and collected information from more than 30,000 men and women about sex, hookups, friends with benefits and other current trends in courtship and marriage. And she presents a new, science-based and optimistic perspective on relationships in our digital age - what she calls "easy love".
This is a state-of-the-art journey of power that traces human family life from its origins in Africa more than twenty million years ago to online dating sites and today's bedrooms. And it has it all: glance and other natural courtship games; who, when, where and why commits adultery; love addictions; her discovery of four broad chemically based personality styles and what each looks for in romance; latest data on world (biologically based) divorce patterns; how and why men and women think differently; a true story about women, men and power; the rise and fall of the sexual double standard; and what brain science tells us about how to make and maintain a happy partnership.
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