LTR, falling in love makes you Low T, confirmed

[Tallooksmaxxer]

FSH and testosterone levels were lower in men in love, while women of the same group presented higher testosterone levels.

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Hormonal changes when falling in love - PubMed

To fall in love is the first step in pair formation in humans and is a complex process which only recently has become the object of neuroscientific investigation. The little information available in this field prompted us to measure the levels of some pituitary, adrenal and gonadal hormones in a...

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Results showed that, for Het men (but not Het women) and Non-Het women (but not Non-Het men), baseline T was significantly lower in partnered than unpartnered individuals.

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Relationship status and testosterone in North American heterosexual and non-heterosexual men and women: cross-sectional and longitudinal data - PubMed

Previous research has found that single heterosexual (Het) men have higher salivary testosterone (T) concentrations than partnered Het men. Here, we used both longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses to examine a more diverse population (n = 258) that included Het and non-heterosexual (Non-Het)...

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Testosterone is relatively high during the years surrounding a divorce, and testosterone level falls during the years surrounding marriage. Changing testosterone levels may explain the low criminality found among married men and the increase in the abuse of wives around the time of divorce.

Spoiler: study

Marriage, Divorce, and Male Testosterone on JSTOR

Allan Mazur, Joel Michalek, Marriage, Divorce, and Male Testosterone, Social Forces, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Sep., 1998), pp. 315-330

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The analysis shows that men producing more testosterone are less likely to marry and more likely to divorce. Once married they are more likely to leave home because of troubled marital relations, extramarital sex, hitting or throwing things at their spouses, and experiencing a lower quality of marital interaction.

Spoiler: study

Marriage, Divorce, and Male Testosterone on JSTOR

Allan Mazur, Joel Michalek, Marriage, Divorce, and Male Testosterone, Social Forces, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Sep., 1998), pp. 315-330

www.jstor.org

 

[Cheek0]

focus on your mission, not the girl

 

[Oberyn]

water. that's why most males in relationships turn to lazy faggots.

 

[ThousandCuts]

So only low T weak minded submissive men can handle feminist roasties and little Jamal?

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