Had a great date and want to blurt out “I love you”? Remember the 72 Hour Rule — say Donna Sozio and Samantha Brett, relationship/dating experts and authors of Man Whisperer, The: Speaking Your Man’s Language to Bring Out His Best
Why? Sozio and Brett say that when a hormone in women called oxytocin is released — a hormone commonly referred to as the “cuddle hormone” — women can experience symptoms much like that of being in love. Since it can take 72 hours for your body to be cleared of an addictive substance (and to be on the other side of withdrawal symptoms), Sozio and Brett suggest that right after you have a burning desire to get closer to him when you know it isn’t good for you — wait three whole days before you contact him. (And that means no Facebook stalking either!) According to the authors, self-control is the only way to completely detox yourself off him. You will no longer be under the influence of your hormones, so you can make a more rational decision and know if it’s love or lust.
Last night’s holiday party was rife with women talking about men who stalked them online even after they had (in most cases) politely said no. Unfortunately, the Match.com “block” feature is getting clicked a lot more lately. Time to start building in features to educate singles about proper netiquette. Don’t send to many emails, no means no, be polite and don’t talk about how sexy a woman is in a first email, this is all grade-school stuff but unless you smack a guy on the nose with a newspaper like a dog we’re not going to learn.
