Dating & Relationships for the Single Girl

You've heard these phrases before:  "Don't Put the Cart Before the Horse"  "Why would he buy the cow, when he can get the milk for free." There's actually a lot of truth behind these timeless statements, even if they are a little harsh.  When a woman gives herself away, she is giving a man a piece of herself that she cannot get back. This is proven in scientific theory in the way hormones operate. In a sexual encounter between a man and a woman, the woman produces a surge of hormone called Oxytocin- also known as the bonding and emotional attachment hormone. The man produces a surge of dopamine- the reward hormone, ultimately making him feel rewarded and is purely a pleasure sensation. (We get dopamine surges when experiencing something exciting, pleasurable, or delicious- making us want more.) The only consequence with the bonding hormone, oxytocin is that it becomes weaker with each partner we have. So bonding and cud...

Men are the traditional pursuers in dating, and intrinsically have a stronger desire than women to chase their objects of affection. This is an intrinsic, natural and also respectable trait because this trait will cause a man to deeply protect the woman they care for, and go to extreme lengths to do so. They will walk through fire and danger to make sure those whom they deeply care about are safe, and will brave many circumstances and situations to ensure their safety, once they are committed. Although very respectable, there is a side of this trait of pursuing that women need to be aware of for their own hearts. Men, being the pursuers naturally, can become extremely focused on pursuing sexually. Women not having this strong of a driving factor, can often feel that sex is about emotions and wanting to be closer to a person; but men see it completely differently. For men, it's not about coming together in a closer, emotional way, it's a purely driven way that is abou...