Of all the foods we share, there is nothing more primordial than meat. It's no surprise that meat-eaters still want a partner… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Why do we feel jealousy? Therapists often regard the demon as a scar of childhood trauma or a symptom of a psychological… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Men couldn't care less if your strands are perfectly styled and neat. In fact, he might like you more with some wildness… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
More and more of us live segmented, compartmentalized lives. This isn't natural. For millions of years, our forebears knew everyone around them… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
There is more and more data indicating that there is a biological basis to your political views. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
My hypothesis is that conservative Republicans have very clear values, and when you have that, you're simply more relaxed. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Women have a better sense of color and a better color memory. They're more likely to notice when something doesn't match; more… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
There's more than one person on the planet. When you're madly in love, that's not what you think. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Your face and head give more information about you than any other body part. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Touch is the mother of the senses. Not only are women more sensitive when they touch, but they're also more sensitive to… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
I can't conceive of caring more about my president than my own partner. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
When you can't have someone but you're not willing to accept that, you try harder and become more extreme about it. Either… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Of all the foods we share, there is nothing more primordial than meat. It's no surprise that meat-eaters still want a partner who will… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
When chimps threaten, they open their mouth and show their teeth. It's a little like waving a knife in front of you. It's very… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
For so many generations, a woman's only career path was to marry well and to marry up. Those days have changed. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Almost always, when I'm on TV, the producers who call me, who negotiate what we're going to say, is a woman. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Jealousy can even be good for love. One partner may feel secretly flattered when the other is mildly jealous. And catching someone flirting with… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
In that early-love stage, you're in that state of exhilaration. You talk till dawn. You become obsessed with 'What does he think?' 'Does he… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
“...if patterns of human love subtly change, all sorts of social and political atrocities can escalate.” — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
People have been looking for love potions since hunter-gatherer societies. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Women's worst invention was the plow. With the beginning of plow agriculture, men's roles became extremely powerful. Women lost their ancient jobs as collectors. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
