Adam and I were on the one hour drive back home the other night after visiting with friends with family, and in true cheesy style, we tuned in to Delilah, the after-hours radio call-in DJ who gives the lovelorn, the lovesick, the heartbroken and anyone else in the midst of relationship drama some advice on what to do. Oh, and then she helps them dedicate an appropriate song for their particular romance saga. We totally eat it up.
One woman, all a flutter, called in to tell Delilah about her "super great boyfriend!" who she just had to dedicate a song to because he's so awesome and has pulled her through a tough time in her life. When Delilah asked how long they'd been dating the woman replied "Uhhhh...about two months." Delilah played along and asked the woman what was so wonderful about the guy and there was the typical "he treats me right" and "he's always there when I need him" jibbedy-jabbedy. Then Delilah asks the woman if she's still in the "lovesick, can't-stop-thinking-about-him-for-a-second-during-the-day, want-to-be-with-him-all-the-time phase of the relationship" and the woman said that she was. Delilah told her that what was cool about this part of a relationship is how your body responds to your feelings. According to Delilah...your hair and nails grow three times faster than usual, and you burn A LOT more calories than you normally would. Assuming that this stuff is true, from an evolutionary perspective I am surmising that the longer hair is to further entice your chosen mate (do most guys like long hair on a woman??); the long nails are for marking your territory, whether that be on a tree trunk somewhere or all over his back; and the raised metabolism is to keep you ravenous...for food and for other things. Wow, that was fun.
So, ladies, next time you notice that you're booking more frequent appointments at the salon and your appetite is out of control, you might just be in love...or, at least, in lust.
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