Is sexual attraction a matter of chemistry?
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Maybe. According to our scientists, the attraction between animals of the opposite sex seems to be all about chemicals called pheromones. The effect of pheromones in the behavior of insects seems to be the most studied outcome to date. It has been observed that pheromones are responsible for communicating amongst same groups and even in the colony of ants.
Another kind of phermone is that horrible odor released by skunks to fend off their enemies. Some species of apes rub pheromone-containing urine on the feet of possible mates to attract them.
Some scientists believe that animals (usually females) and insects and mammals send out these chemical signals the male of their species that their genes are unlike theirs. This gene assortment is important in producing offspring with better likelihood of survival.
The perfume industry has capitalized on pheromones as a resource to increase one’s sexual attractiveness to the opposite sex. As you may know, animals such as the whale and the musk deer were hunted down for these pheromone chemicals.
“Opposites attract” is a law of attraction, at least where electromagnetism is concerned. But are there laws about attraction between two people? “In a world that is full of strangers” as a line in a famous song of the 1980’s goes, is there a clear set of rules that allows two people to fall for each other?
Lately, scientists are looking into the existence of human pheromones and how its role is effected in mate selection. There are obviously many contradictory views in the area of biology, chemistry, genetics, and psychology. Most scientists would stress that these ultimately do not exist, or if they do, do not play a role in sexual attraction between a man and a woman.
There is always new research in sexual attraction. When I was at the gym, I heard a couple of young guys talk about cologne. One guy stated that women would prefer a natural man’s odor then smelling cologne. Is he right? I think so.
