PUBLICATION NAME: Women's Health on MSNBC
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Aug 18, 2010
SUMMARY:
Studies show that women behave a bit differently during their menstrual cycle. No, not a bit, but an entire transformation. Women seem more desirable than ever during their hormonal shifts. Ovulation changes the pitch of a woman's voice, the swagger in her walk, and the perfume she buys. She becomes more confident in the clothes and shoes she wears, making herself more appealing to the opposite sex.
Scientists say it's not just about impressing men. Ovulating women become more competitive with other women. All of a sudden, they want the best of the best. During this cycle, they become more obsessed with the material aspects in life.
Women don't know that they act this way because they're used to the secrecy of their fertility.According to University of California's evolutionary psychologist, Greg Bryant, this is showing that there are all sorts of phenomena that happen in our behavior that we're "not actually aware of".
Studies recorded in the 1990's showed that ovulating women were extremely attracted to masculine men with higher social ranks, prominent and symmetrical features, and deep voices. Women in ovulation may endure infidelity if unhappy with their partners. Kristina Durante, a social psychologist at the University of Minnesota, observed that ovulating women are most likely to cheat on their men during this cycle.
This research is based on two theories. Women's drastic change in behavior is believed to be some kind of mouse trap. It's sometimes described as a subtle way of 'seducing' their most desired men. Otherwise, it's the hormone changes that occur in the woman's bodily functions without them knowing.
Sometimes, the things that happen inside you will affect your attitude whether you know it or not. People would consider this a problem, because women wouldn't act the way they 'normally' do without thinking. Some people would prefer women to ovulate instead because they seem to make better choices about dating and shopping, not to mention look and sound more appealing.
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SUBMITTED BY: Cecile F. Zapanta
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