When we meet a potential mate, our hormones can influence us negatively or positively, and that first impression can persist long into a relationship, according to a 2010 Emory University study published in the journal Hormonal Behavior.
They also affect our sexual attraction levels.
Women in the ovulation phase looked at sexually explicit visuals much longer than women in other phases, researchers found. And if aroused, their interest usually stayed piqued.
"Their hormonal condition when they first saw the images predicted their interest not just then, but also in the future," explains Kim Wallen, Ph.D., one of the study's lead researchers and professor of psychology at Emory University in Atlanta.
"If they were exposed first during the luteal (or premenstrual) phase, though, they were never as interested," he says.
That may help explain why you have trouble getting past a lukewarm first impression. Maybe you met your date during the wrong phase.
"If you're a guy, you don't want to meet a woman during her luteal phase," Wallen advises.
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