Memorable QUOTES from THE ANATOMY OF LOVE

THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: The Natural History of Monogamy, Adultery, and Divorce by HELE

N FISHER is a good read. I was actually fascinated with how she explained -- using anthropological point of view-- the presence and absence of love, whether among teenagers or among married couples.

Basically, Fisher was able to discuss "love questions" that are difficult to answer. For example, Fisher explained why some men are not happy with one wife, and why, even female species, look for another set of species to satisfy their agenda. Using different cultures as background, she examined love, lust, infatuation, monogamy, courtship, adultery and divorce. Plus, she attempted to look at the future sex based on the trend in relationships these days.

I have listed down some quotes I found worth remembering:

Perhaps it is the eye -- not the heart, the genitals, or the brain -- that is the initial organ of romance, for the gaze (or stare) often triggers human smile.

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

-- Blaise Pascal

A degree of unfamiliarity is essential to infatuation.

It is easy to explain why men are -- by nature -- interested in sexual variety. (READ FISHER'S BOOK SO YOU'LL FIND OUT WHY!)

"Women are just as interested in sexual variety and just as adulterous as men -- albeit for different reasons."

Money spells freedom.

No woman with a husband and small children can hold a full-time job and be a good homemaker at one and the same time.

-- anthropologist ASHLEY MONTAGU

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