Pompeii Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I've been reading some things about the effect ovulation has on a woman's tendency to go after certain types of guys. When a woman is not on her period, she is more likely to go after the more "normal guys". She will let several things slide when it comes to guys such as shyness and a slight lack of confidence. When she's on her period, she tends to go after the very extroverted, muscle-bound guys and feels a strong attraction to them. If a woman's mate is not the latter when she is ovulating, she may tend to resent him slightly for not having those traits. I'm wondering how true this is. I believe this has some validity, but I would like some first hand experiences. Women, when you are ovulating, do you find you go after different kinds of guys vs. when you were not. I've seen some girls cheat on their boyfriends for an "upgraded version" but I was wondering if this was because they felt that urge more because they were on or on the brink of their period.
neveragain34 Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I've been reading some things about the effect ovulation has on a woman's tendency to go after certain types of guys. When a woman is not on her period, she is more likely to go after the more "normal guys". She will let several things slide when it comes to guys such as shyness and a slight lack of confidence. When she's on her period, she tends to go after the very extroverted, muscle-bound guys and feels a strong attraction to them. If a woman's mate is not the latter when she is ovulating, she may tend to resent him slightly for not having those traits. I'm wondering how true this is. I believe this has some validity, but I would like some first hand experiences. Women, when you are ovulating, do you find you go after different kinds of guys vs. when you were not. I've seen some girls cheat on their boyfriends for an "upgraded version" but I was wondering if this was because they felt that urge more because they were on or on the brink of their period. Watch the documentary, The Science of Sex. It explains it all!
HoneyBadgerDontCare Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I've been reading some things about the effect ovulation has on a woman's tendency to go after certain types of guys. When a woman is not on her period, she is more likely to go after the more "normal guys". She will let several things slide when it comes to guys such as shyness and a slight lack of confidence. When she's on her period, she tends to go after the very extroverted, muscle-bound guys and feels a strong attraction to them. If a woman's mate is not the latter when she is ovulating, she may tend to resent him slightly for not having those traits. I'm wondering how true this is. I believe this has some validity, but I would like some first hand experiences. Women, when you are ovulating, do you find you go after different kinds of guys vs. when you were not. I've seen some girls cheat on their boyfriends for an "upgraded version" but I was wondering if this was because they felt that urge more because they were on or on the brink of their period. The answer to your question is "infinity".
SteveC80 Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 A friends wife apolgoizied ot me once for nearly molesting me because she was drunk and ovulating
ThaWholigan Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 What you should be asking is "how to be attractive to my woman during ovulation?" 1
Author Pompeii Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 What you should be asking is "how to be attractive to my woman during ovulation?" No, that's not the question I should be asking considering I don't have one.
ThaWholigan Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 No, that's not the question I should be asking considering I don't have one. Yes, it is. Because when (or if, considering you're likely going to question your own attractiveness and undermine your confidence like some of the others) you do get a woman, this thought process is the kind of thing that has a habit of manifesting itself in your behavior and your hypothetical relationship. But either way, an interesting question - hopefully it only comes from a place of curiosity.
dasein Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Have heard this many times, and prefer to think that the kinds of people one should seek out are those who aren't slaves to biology, but rather use their big brains to navigate their lives. So if one did find women who seem governed by this behavior, would consider avoiding them due to the likelihood of general impulsiveness. As far as the topic, have not observed this personally, but then how could anyone? I have experienced women being hornier leading up to and during their periods, but as for the "seeking out different types of men at different times," I think if it is a factor, it's a small one, and has been overblown in pop culture. Much more of a "nurture over nature" believer personally. I don't like the "men are programmed to cheat" rationales seen here and elsewhere, and don't like the "women are slaves to cyclical hormones" strand of behaviorism either. They don't comport with my experience, and don't account enough for our supposed reasoning capacity. 1
ThaWholigan Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Have heard this many times, and prefer to think that the kinds of people one should seek out are those who aren't slaves to biology, but rather use their big brains to navigate their lives. So if one did find women who seem governed by this behavior, would consider avoiding them due to the likelihood of general impulsiveness. As far as the topic, have not observed this personally, but then how could anyone? I have experienced women being hornier leading up to and during their periods, but as for the "seeking out different types of men at different times," I think if it is a factor, it's a small one, and has been overblown in pop culture. Much more of a "nurture over nature" believer personally. I don't like the "men are programmed to cheat" rationales seen here and elsewhere, and don't like the "women are slaves to cyclical hormones" strand of behaviorism either. They don't comport with my experience, and don't account enough for our supposed reasoning capacity. Yes, I just asked a girl about this and she basically said she's attracted to the same kind of man before, during and after ovulation
todreaminblue Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I've been reading some things about the effect ovulation has on a woman's tendency to go after certain types of guys. When a woman is not on her period, she is more likely to go after the more "normal guys". She will let several things slide when it comes to guys such as shyness and a slight lack of confidence. When she's on her period, she tends to go after the very extroverted, muscle-bound guys and feels a strong attraction to them. If a woman's mate is not the latter when she is ovulating, she may tend to resent him slightly for not having those traits. I'm wondering how true this is. I believe this has some validity, but I would like some first hand experiences. Women, when you are ovulating, do you find you go after different kinds of guys vs. when you were not. I've seen some girls cheat on their boyfriends for an "upgraded version" but I was wondering if this was because they felt that urge more because they were on or on the brink of their period. ummm.......no.......i do go a little crazy on my period.....doesnt affect who i am attracted to..makes me crave sex a bit but only towards the person i am attracted to before...deb
Frogwife Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I've been reading some things about the effect ovulation has on a woman's tendency to go after certain types of guys. When a woman is not on her period, she is more likely to go after the more "normal guys". She will let several things slide when it comes to guys such as shyness and a slight lack of confidence. When she's on her period, she tends to go after the very extroverted, muscle-bound guys and feels a strong attraction to them. If a woman's mate is not the latter when she is ovulating, she may tend to resent him slightly for not having those traits. I'm wondering how true this is. I believe this has some validity, but I would like some first hand experiences. Women, when you are ovulating, do you find you go after different kinds of guys vs. when you were not. I've seen some girls cheat on their boyfriends for an "upgraded version" but I was wondering if this was because they felt that urge more because they were on or on the brink of their period. You do know that ovulation and periods are two different things, and roughly two weeks apart from each other...? 2
AMusing Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 You do know that ovulation and periods are two different things, and roughly two weeks apart from each other...? Thank you, I was about to say the same thing. The studies on women's preferences towards greater masculinity during ovulation (NOT during menstruation) are not as cut-and-dry as popular media make them out to be. For example, the preferences for masculinity you read about only were significant when asking women about selecting a short-term partner. There was no correlation between long-term partner preferences and menstruation cycles. Plus, most visual tests on the subject have been done using computer-altered faces (digitally making them more/less masculine). The one study I found that used photographs of real men did not find a significant connection between masculinity and cycles. This tells me that within real-life parameters, the masculinity-cycle relationship probably isn't important. It is true that sex drive increases before & during ovulation, due to increases in testosterone levels. There's also a bump in sex drive around menstruation; I believe that's something to do with thickening uterine walls that stimulating nerve endings. So, on average, women will probably be hornier around ovulation. Women looking for ONS/flings may (or may not) tend toward more masculine men than normal at that time, too. Women looking for long-term prospects won't change in their tastes much. And maybe women ovulating will be slightly more inclined to watch a Daniel Craig movie than, say, Orlando Bloom. Maybe. However, scientific and statistical significance doesn't mean it will be noticeable in any one woman. The differences aren't usually big enough to detect on the individual level. So while these fields are fascinating at the population level, and fun to think about at the individual level, they do not excuse or even sufficiently explain anyone's behavior. We women do not suddenly become overwhelmed with hormones and lose our ability to think critically and make thoughtful choices. It is only a modest scientific finding, not an uncontrollable law of biology. 1
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