Is “the pill” responsible for “the smart women dumb choice in men” syndrome?
I have often said that we should never judge a woman by the man she marries, we all make mistakes. But now science may be absolving women chosing the wrong man.
While some research tells us that women choose mates based on a sense of smell – men’s sweaty T-shirts – women on the pill are at risk for making a bad choice because of the interaction of chemicals with their sense of smell. So if you traditionally make bad choices in man, you can blame it on the pill.
According to a LiveScience report by Jeanna Bryner – women on contraceptive medication have their sense of smell compromised and may therefore choose the wrong mate.
The gene theory itself is contradictory. Some research says that “couples with dissimilar MHC genes are more satisfied and more likely to be faithful to a mate. And the opposite is also true with matching-MHC couples showing less satisfaction and more wandering eyes.” The Pill
For more on the story, here is a report from the BBC The Science of Love which points out, “Women are thought to use smell to identify people with different immune systems and complementary genes. But the joint Liverpool and Newcastle universities’ study suggested the pill disrupted this process, the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal said. “
Keep in mind that different studies often reach conflicting conclusions, but it is interesting to note that DNA dating and matchmaking by chemistry is looking to become the wave of the future for online dating. Of DNA and Desire .
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson