Being on the Pill may affect your choices in men - for the worse!?!
I found this fascinating food for thought. (Sorry if already posted - I took a quick look & didn't see it anywhere.)
Taking birth control pill may sway partner choice
Quote:
Women who take oral contraceptives are attracted to a different type of romantic partner than they would be if they did not take the pill, new British research suggests.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the University of Newcastle found that women who take the birth control pill were more likely to be attracted to a partner who was genetically similar to themselves.
And choosing someone genetically similar, according to this, both reduces your chances of conceiving AND weakens the immune systems of any children you do have.
Your thoughts?
Re: Being on the Pill may affect your choices in men - for the worse!?!
All I know is that since I've been off the Depo shot my sex drive has come back better than ever.
I finally feel horny again! I'm SO happy to feel sexually normal again.
Re: Being on the Pill may affect your choices in men - for the worse!?!
this is too weird...
so, i wasn't on the pill when i met mine. he is the saaaaame as me... dark hair, green eyes, left-handed, same childhood, same schooling, same type of parents, dads did same job...
we made a frighteningly big, strong, blue-eyed blond kid who's just as tough as all shit as far as immunity goes. one cold in 10 months and that's it....
so boogedy on that study i say!
Re: Being on the Pill may affect your choices in men - for the worse!?!
I wasn't on the pill when I met my bf and I've gone through the depo shot and pill (current). I feel the same about him. Hopefully, someone will choose a partner for their personality and emotional compatability over this correlation that this study has found.
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i wonder how long the women studied were on the pill? because some bcp make you crazy the 1st year and then the side effects start to go away....hopefully they considered this in their research.
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i read the whole article (i think it was originally in psychology today) and it kinda freaked me out, like what i cant trust my taste in men while i'm on the pill...:O
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What gets me is they specify oral contraceptives.
Like you only have a change of heart if you stick it in your mouth?
Re: Being on the Pill may affect your choices in men - for the worse!?!
There are plenty of chics not on the pill who choose bad man.