And this…is how we choose our partner

Science can’t clearly say what makes the man or woman of our dreams.

Research cannot explain precisely why two people choose each other.

From the interesting point of view of the evolutionary biologists, it is mainly about the next generation.

Psychologists also see other motives.

You met and fell in love with your better half by chance in the pub?

Then you can certainly explain with a few well-placed words why it had to be this slightly rounded person — and not the slim, tall creature from the following table.

Can’t?

Welcome to the club!

Why we fall in love with some people and not with others is a question as fascinating as it is unanswered.

However, many scientists suspect that we do not consciously choose the object of our desire, that unconscious impressions make a person attractive to us.

This could be the motto of the search for the dream man or woman, always following the nose. In the animal kingdom, this works: mice sniff out whether their potential partner is genetically suitable for them.

The brooding boar sprays the pheromone androstenone, a messenger substance that…