The Anatomy of Attraction

A field guide to the chemical, cultural and chaotic forces that decide who we want.

By Dr. Mira Voss · 8 min read

Attraction is part neurochemistry, part autobiography. Half of it is decided long before you meet.

Your nervous system has a type — and that type is usually a translation of something unfinished from your past.

Knowing the script doesn't dissolve the desire. It just lets you choose whether to keep performing it.

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