just like Zip cars where you swat your mobile phone & drive away in a nifty little car in a few sweet minutes, it seems that social media has speeded up our dating lives too.  A new study indicates that we now do not have to go through too many extra hurdles before we can get to first base in a relationship.  With all our technology & technological gadgets it’s like we have been afforded zip dating.  Times have changed…

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it appears that young people approx 18 to 25 do not have an exclusivity contract with each other & ‘it’s complicated’ is the status that is more likely to be the status quo.  The big C (by that I mean commitment) is a bit out of date now but of course this can cause problems in any relationship, both health & psychological issues.

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oxytocin has been considered almost a love drug as it tends to cultivate trust in those who have it in abundance as it cultivates trust in others.  As you know relationships cannot exist without some sort of trust in oneself and of course in the other person with whom we are relating.  Once trust is destroyed it takes a lot of work to save the relationship, if it is not a casualty of the betrayal.  Could we take oxytocin in these cases to help heal the breach of trust?

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A recent study has determined that crying women turn men off sexually.  Apparently there are chemical signals in the tears that  turns down the aggression in men.  This goes against what we always felt as women, that it is easier to relate, be kind to someone who is crying.  The whole study was done with crying women so it is definitely not a comprehensive study.

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I read over the holidays about a recent study that appeared to confirm that people are more attracted to others when they are uncertain of their attraction was reciprocal.  This of course then confirms that in the relationship game you may need to be willing to play to experience success.  Although my disclaimer is that authenticity will deliver an authentic match, so it may be a fine balance between playing games & being true to yourself?

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