Barriers tend to intensify romance. It's called the 'Romeo and Juliet effect.' I call it 'frustration attraction.' — Helen Fisher Attraction Copy Share Image
Romantic love is not an emotion. ... It's a drive. It comes from the motor of the mind, the wanting part of… — Helen Fisher Brain Copy Share Image
Women like signs of money and education - things that indicate that not only is this guy going to have some resources,… — Helen Fisher Education Copy Share Image
Women are very attracted to a low voice because it's linked to testosterone, which for millions of years was a sign that… — Helen Fisher Findings Copy Share Image
Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words. — Helen Fisher Courage Copy Share Image
Today, American women bear an average of 2.2 children that live to adulthood. Across most of Europe, women bear even fewer young. — Helen Fisher Adulthood Copy Share Image
It certainly would have been adaptive for ancestral man to have a chubby wife during stressful times of famine. Not only would… — Helen Fisher Adaptive Copy Share Image
I can't conceive of caring more about my president than my own partner. — Helen Fisher About 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 About Copy Share Image
A woman will toss her head and a man will say, 'Oh she's trying to pick me up,' when in fact she's… — Helen Fisher Actually Copy Share Image
You know, when you've been dumped, the one thing you love to do is just forget about this human being, and then… — Helen Fisher Dumped Copy Share Image
When people tell you to walk a certain way, it's like not thinking of a purple tomato. You can't not do it. — Helen Fisher Certain Copy Share Image
People have often asked me whether what I know about love has spoiled it for me. And I just simply say, 'Hardly.'… — Helen Fisher Cake Copy Share Image
