9 Scientifically PROVEN Facts About Attraction!

 

What is the most powerful of our sense when it comes to attraction?

 How does your hunger effect who you are attracted to?

 Find out in 9 Scientifically PROVEN Facts About Attraction!

 Number 9.

 "Smell"

 Our sense of smell has long been known to be one of the most powerful sense when it comes to our subconscious.

 Smell is considered one of the best senses at influencing our memory recall so it shouldn't surprise you that your olfactory glands have a big influence on attraction as well.

 The subtle pheromones that men and women give off are usually via our noses.

 Men in particular put off a chemical called androstadienone when they sweat.

 When women smell and breathe in androstadienone it has been scientifically proven to increase their attractiveness to a man.

 Amounts of this chemical vary from man to man and many factors go into how much of it a man puts out like his age, healthiness and genetics.

 As you will see with the rest of our list there is a lot that goes into attraction but to plainly put it some men just have that natural chemical appeal that gives them an edge over the field.

 Women put off a similar chemical that is a derivative of estrogen and though it is not found to be as powerful as its male counterpart certain perfumes can actually enhance it and make a woman even more irresistible.

 Scientists have found that certain scents match up better with different individuals.

 In other words everyone has their own scent that can highlight their attractiveness.

 It was also found that people who enjoy the same smells generally are more attracted to each other then those who have different preferences.

 There is data that emphasizes that this is related to our immune system genes and people that have genetically similar immune systems tend to pair up.

 A recent study also found that one smell, long considered one of the most off-putting actually can increase attraction.

 Though no one is rushing to say that the smell of it on your breath is attractive by any means, garlic has actually been proven by researchers to improve the smell of sweat and increase attraction instincts.

 This is theorized to be because garlic can eliminate bad body odor and improve the immune system.

 Number 8.

 "Hunger"

 If you are a man and this talk of garlic has you hungry be forewarned before you go on that round of speed dating tonight that hunger can also be a huge factor in who you are attracted to.

 A recent study found that when men are full or have just eaten that they tend to lean towards being attracted to slimmer women, whereas hungry men have the tendency towards be attracted towards more curvaceous women.

 Scientists believe that this ties into our survival instincts, if a man is hungry he may be subconsciously more attracted to a women who looks like she is healthy, strong and can provide for them.

 This goes the same for women as they have been found to prefer men that are huskier or have more muscle mass to a man who might have a better looking face but look malnourished.

 This only increases before having a meal.

 Both sexes have the innate need to be with someone they feel can hunt, gather and protect them when times get tough.

 Number 7.

 "The Approach"

 It has long been a stereotype that women are far choosier than men when it comes to choosing a partner or accepting a date but this may have less to do with psychological differences and more to do with our culture and tradition.

 Though times are changing, it has long been ingrained in American and many other cultures throughout the world that men are the ones who are supposed to approach women to initiate courtship.

 This may have lead to women appearing more picky or having to be more picky because they are the ones often put in the position to say 'no'.

 Recent studies have shown that when the roles are reversed, where the female is the initiator, men actually tend to be more choosy about who they say yes to than if they had been the one to talk first.

 Women also appear to lower their standards when they are the ones doing the approaching.

 This may be because people's fear of rejection has them being more realistic or reasonable in their dating aspirations in order to minimize the possibility of being turned down.

 This also ties into a person's confidence in their own self-image, many people, especially those that are self-conscious about their appearance, feel that when someone is pursuing them that there must be something wrong with the pursuer if they are attracted to them because 'why else would they want to be with me?'.

 While others just like the thrill of the chase.

 Number 6.

 "Limbal Rings"

 When asked what the first physical trait that they look at when deciding if they are attracted to someone both men and women often say 'the eyes'.

 But the part of the eye that has been scientifically linked to increase or decrease attraction is probably not what you would guess.

 Unless you are an optometrist or anatomy enthusiast you have probably never heard of the Limbal Rings but they have a huge impact on who we are attracted to.

 The Limbal Rings are the dark boundary ring that separates our irises from the whites of our eyes.

 These rings, depending on how dark or bold they are can make our the color of our eyes appear either more vivid or dull and faded.

 People are naturally more attracted to members of the opposite sex who have bolder and more defined limbal rings.

 This is not just a matter of cosmetic attraction either.

 The way our limbal rings appear is linked significantly to our health.

 Generally, limbal rings are at their darkest right when humans reach adulthood and as we age they start to fade.

 Poor health and various medical conditions can affect how prominent one's limbal rings are as well.

 All these factors add up to make these tiny rings in our eyes one of the most important physical features when it comes to attracting a mate.

 Number 5.

 "Parents' Age"

 There is one peculiar factor that you may have never considered when looking for a date or when determining someone is attractive--your parent's age.

 Yes, it has been proven through various studies that people with younger parents are more inclined to date people either their same age or younger while those with older parents are more open to being with older partners.

 If Sigmund Freud were alive today he probably would have a field day with this information.

 The data also clearly shows that the older a woman's father is, the more inclined she is to date older men and men are more likely to be attracted to older women the older their mother is.

 Freud would probably argue that this has to do with people needing to replace their respective parental figure in their life with a mate that has similar traits.

 In this case... he might not have been too off base either.

 Some people may have grown up looking to model their own relationships off of that of their parents or find comfort in the familiar, whether it is conscious or not.

 This of course would depend on a person's relationship with their parents as someone who grew up with an abusive parent may look for the opposite traits in a partner.

 Number 4.

 "Color Red"

 We have all seen cartoons in which bulls cannot resist the color red and instantly go mad with rage upon the sight of it.

 While this is actually a myth when it comes to bulls, the color red can be an extremely powerful factor when it comes to human attraction.

 The color has long been found to be psychologically stimulating for both sexes evoking masculinity in men and fertility in women.

 But modern science has recently discovered even more secrets to why our brains are attracted to red.

 Studies have shown that people have a tendency to see those who wear bright and bold colored clothing as more confident, while red in particular is seen as a symbol of passion.

 Researchers also found that people who wear red were twice as likely to be more interested in casual dating than committing to long relationships.

 Red also increases a person's odds of being asked out in the first place by over twenty percent.

 But this might be a chicken and egg scenario in which people wear red because they are actively trying to get a date, skewing the information yet still backing up the idea that red influences our perception of other people's confidence.

 Number 3.

 "30 Seconds"

 First impression are everything and recent studies have shown that you have even less time than you thought.

 In what amounts to a mental snapshot, most people judge you and have decided whether they are attracted to you within the first 30 seconds of seeing you.

 One study done by the anthropology department at Rutgers University proved that a person, maybe by choice or maybe by instinct, decides that they are physically attracted to someone in only one second.

 Another study asked students to correctly identify the best teacher out of a line-up, giving them only 30 seconds to make a decision.

 The students were also asked to give a fictional profile of the candidates and explain their reasoning.

 When these judgements were tested for accuracy based on the actual backstory of the person being judged, they results were twice as high as the researchers hypothesized.

 So what does this mean for you and your love life?

 Well not that there is too much you can do to prepare for an instant.

 But again everything comes down to confidence and personal hygiene.

 Even if a stray hair is out of place or your lipstick is smeared as long as you relax and embrace yourself, you can probably fake not being nervous for 30 seconds.

 Sorry, we can't help you with the rest.

 Number 2.

 "Dopamine"

 Now we get down to chemistry.

 All of our brains produce a chemical called dopamine and it is released into the bloodstream whenever we are excited or happy.

 It has been found that when someone is attracted to you they also release incredibly high amounts of the hormone norepinephrine.

 This along with the increased injection of dopamine, gives the body a feeling of added euphoria.

 When two people have an equal attraction they can sense that they are experiencing a similar feeling and along with the aforementioned pheromones--automatically relate.

 The downside is, just like overdoing anything, when your body expends dopamine at high levels for extended periods of time your brain can't produce the chemical fast enough to keep up leading to periods of depression.

 These love 'hangovers' can lead to feelings of inadequacy or dependency.

 How people interact with one another while they 'recharge' after such a large expenditure of dopamine, can tell a great deal about the future of their relationship.

 Number 1.

 "Oxytocin"

 Oxytocin is a simple hormone that everyone releases with the lightest touch and it may be the secret behind attraction, love, cultural divides and evolution.

 This hormone makes the body feel in a similar way to dopamine only kicked up a notch.

 It has been found to be passed from one person to the next upon any contact or even being nearby.

 Of course these hormones are released in excess when we are in the presence of someone we are attracted to or even just feel familial love for.

 It is because of this instant bond that is created whenever you touch someone, that some scientists theorize that oxytocin could play a sizable role in how humans throughout history have chosen their tribes and how distinct cultures form.

 You can see how it could play a huge part in the evolution of humanity as the constant release of oxytocin in large groups of people creates a distinct identity for the populace.

 It is isn't hard to envision in the distant future people that live in cities evolving in a distinct way from those who live in secluded places like farmlands or mountain ranges.

 In several scientific theories, Oxytocin has been proposed as a possible cause for mass hysteria, the cult of personality effect and inbreeding.

 Despite these extreme outlying effects, oxytocin is a vital hormone that helps to build bonds and may be the main reason why humans feel love in the first place.

 Do you think that attraction is just our chemical make-up or is it more?