Molecule gives passionate lovers just one year

dr. what · Post by **dr. what** » 2005-11-30 06:21am

ROME (Reuters) - Your heartbeat accelerates, you have butterflies in the stomach, you feel euphoric and a bit silly. It's all part of falling passionately in love -- and scientists now tell us the feeling won't last more than a year.

The powerful emotions that bowl over new lovers are triggered by a molecule known as nerve growth factor (NGF), according to Pavia University researchers.

The Italian scientists found far higher levels of NGF in the blood of 58 people who had recently fallen madly in love than in that of a group of singles and people in long-term relationships.

But after a year with the same lover, the quantity of the 'love molecule' in their blood had fallen to the same level as that of the other groups.

The Italian researchers, publishing their study in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, said it was not clear how falling in love triggers higher levels of NGF, but the molecule clearly has an important role in the "social chemistry" between people at the start of a relationship

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Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2005-11-30 06:45am

...I'm sorry, I couldn't get past the journal name. *boggles*

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2005-11-30 08:30am

Yes, this is what guy scientists consider a priority. And some day we'll be able to chemically induce love and lust. And then, women are fucking *doomed*.

Gaidin · Post by **Gaidin** » 2005-11-30 10:08am

Lagmonster wrote:Yes, this is what guy scientists consider a priority. And some day we'll be able to chemically induce love and lust. And then, women are fucking *doomed*.

What they don't tell you is that we can do that already. Ax deoderant.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2005-11-30 02:18pm

Gaidin wrote:
Lagmonster wrote:Yes, this is what guy scientists consider a priority. And some day we'll be able to chemically induce love and lust. And then, women are fucking *doomed*.
What they don't tell you is that we can do that already. Ax deoderant.

*giggles* Axe don't work, hon. Otherwise my 40+yr old friend would have gotten a date by now.

Poor guy... he's just permanently stuck in the "I can't date him! He's like a Brother to me!" category.

dr. what · Post by **dr. what** » 2005-11-30 02:21pm

LadyTevar wrote: *giggles* Axe don't work, hon. Otherwise my 40+yr old friend would have gotten a date by now.

Poor guy... he's just permanently stuck in the "I can't date him! He's like a Brother to me!" category.

*groan*

Testify brother!

~passes bottle of scotch to LadyTevar's friend~

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2005-11-30 02:26pm

dr. what wrote:
LadyTevar wrote: *giggles* Axe don't work, hon. Otherwise my 40+yr old friend would have gotten a date by now.

Poor guy... he's just permanently stuck in the "I can't date him! He's like a Brother to me!" category.
*groan*

Testify brother!

~passes bottle of scotch to LadyTevar's friend~

... You really didn't want that bottle back, did you? Cause he'll drink it all

Let's just put it this way... my friend went to a Sci-Fi Convention with 20lbs of Godiva Chocolate, giving it just to the ladies... and STILL didn't get laid.

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2005-11-30 05:33pm

LadyTevar wrote:
dr. what wrote:
LadyTevar wrote: *giggles* Axe don't work, hon. Otherwise my 40+yr old friend would have gotten a date by now.

Poor guy... he's just permanently stuck in the "I can't date him! He's like a Brother to me!" category.
*groan*

Testify brother!

~passes bottle of scotch to LadyTevar's friend~
... You really didn't want that bottle back, did you? Cause he'll drink it all

Let's just put it this way... my friend went to a Sci-Fi Convention with 20lbs of Godiva Chocolate, giving it just to the ladies... and STILL didn't get laid.

Who the hell goes to a Sci-Fi Convention to get laid?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-11-30 11:49pm

BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:
dr. what wrote: *groan*

Testify brother!

~passes bottle of scotch to LadyTevar's friend~
... You really didn't want that bottle back, did you? Cause he'll drink it all

Let's just put it this way... my friend went to a Sci-Fi Convention with 20lbs of Godiva Chocolate, giving it just to the ladies... and STILL didn't get laid.
Who the hell goes to a Sci-Fi Convention to get laid?

Remiinds me of when I went to AnimeIowa... they were talking about the comments they recieved in the suggestion box, and one guy said that everything totally sucked... and the reason he listed for attending was "To get laid".