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The shape of desire

Sep 12, 2006 09:20

Baumeister et al (2001) suggest that the sex drive construct is overly generalized to related but separate concepts, such as enjoyment of sex or sexual capacity. While Baumeister et al. found that (true to folk wisdom) men had a higher sex drive, no gender difference on the other measures was reported. Peplau (2003) goes further, suggesting a set ( Read more... )

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differenceblog September 12 2006, 23:49:17 UTC

yeah, well... That's what they called it. "The adult male-female attachment system, is characterized in birds and mammals by mutual territory defense and/or nest building, mutual feeding and grooming, the maintenance of close proximity, separation anxiety, shared parental chores, and other affiliative behaviors. In humans, adult male-female attachment (often called "companionate love") is also characterized by feelings of calm, security, social comfort, and emotional union."
Who are these people "often" calling it "companionate love"?