I can remember when I
was a young guy. I would ask women on dates in an effort to find the
love of my life or someone who would be there until that happened. I
was under the false impression that I should take a woman out to a
nice restaurant, take her dancing, buy her flowers and do my best to
show her a good time. I always hoped this effort would be rewarded.
According to a recent
study, I was a fool to spend that kind of money. All I needed to
have a female experience a high from a love hormone was to take an
art course with her. It never crossed my mind this would get a woman
really going for me. If I had known I could have simply played a board game with
a woman, I believe dating would have been much more cost-effective.
Who knew? Some paint on a canvas, a quick game of chutes and ladders and you can get an evening of love. Things sure are different today.
Below are excerpts from
the story with my valuable insights in italics.
Researchers at Baylor
University found that couples who engage in collaborative art
projects or play board games together release oxytocin, which
scientists call the “hugging hormone,” in higher levels.
Interestingly, the researchers also found that men who paint release an even greater amount of the hormone out all the groups and couples
they studied.
I can think of the many
different situations in my distant past that I thought would result
in a woman releasing oxycontin. Art projects and board games were
not on the list. It does make you wonder if they left out the fact
that it was an erotic art class involving painting images on each
other's naked body. Could the board games they played have been
something like naked twister or strip poker? I'm sure there are
certain situations where this could make sense and result in massive
releases of oxycontin.
“We were expecting the
opposite — that couples playing the board games would interact more
because they were communicating about the games and strategies, or
because they were competing, and with more interaction, they would
release more oxytocin,” says Dr. Karen Melton, assistant professor
of child and family studies at Baylor, in a university release.
What kind of
communication during a board game could cause people to get frisky?
“Oh, the way you
touch the candlestick is more than I can handle.”
“Not as much as the
way you handle the revolver.”
“I think the way you
say Mrs. Peacock is so hot.”
“Not as hot as the
way you say, Professor Plum.”
“Please say ballroom
one more time, it really gets me going.”
“Only if you say
billiard room.”
“Oooooh, I love this
game. Take me now.”
“Only after we have
our art class.”
“Okay.”
The study also shows that
couples taking painting classes engaged in touching each other more
often than couples playing board games together. The researchers
expected the other way around: they thought painting couples would
pay more attention to the instructor during the class compared to
those who played board games, where there was no instructor to watch
or listen to.
I find this
interesting. I never knew that couples who take painting classes
touch each other more.
“Oh, I love how you
made that painting stroke. Let me give you a hug.”
“Only if you hold my
hand when I paint my happy tree.”
“If you do a mountain
scene I have to kiss you.”
“It's difficult to
paint when we are hugging one another.”
“That is not the only
reason I may not take this art class again.”
“Why?”
“People have such
attitudes about us not wearing any clothes as we learn about painting
furniture.”
“I think they all
suffer from oxycontin release envy.”
“You are probably
right.”
The researchers measured
their participants’ oxytocin levels with urine samples before and
after each group’s activities. They also used a six-item survey
about each couple’s familiarity with the activities and about their
communication, eye contact, and touch during their activity sessions.
(Sarcasm Alert)
I'm sure nothing would
put a couple in the mood for love more than giving a urine sample
after a painting class or playing a board game. I wonder if the
research revealed some illegal doping by participants in the monopoly
game. I'm sure after playing a board game or taking an art class you
remember eye contact, touch, and communication. If you are a person
who tries to seduce your partner during this type of activity, do you
really know how to save a lot of money?
What struck the
researchers about the findings was that interaction and touching
between partners wasn’t required — it all happened naturally.
I hope the researchers
didn't have to tell the couples to get a room.
“You two haven't
painted a thing or even played any part of a game.”
“Yeah.”
“All you two do is
touch one another.”
“Yes, but we have our
own games we play and our own ways to paint.”
“Which you can do in
your own home. Right now we're conducting research.”
“Oh.”
Here is a link to the
story.
https://www.studyfinds.org/couples-high-love-hormone-board-games-painting/
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