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Animal Magnitism

A reflection on animal magnetism moves from youthful dating confidence to the irresistible pull of wildlife and family life.

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In high school and college, I developed what I felt was a sure-fire recipe for dating success – combine pure animal magnetism with a dash of hope/patience and, throw in a bit of foolish bravado. Basically, I put out my “vibe” and waited for girls I was interested in dating to pick up on it.

This replaced my “It’s-a-numbers-game” theory, which meant asking girl after girl out until somebody finally said yes. (It’s surprising how many no’s you can rack up in a week with this method.)

I’m proud to say the switch in methodology did, in fact, work. Once. That woman is now my wife—and when she reads this, I’m sure she won’t remember being attracted to my animal magnetism, but trust me, she was. So, I guess that proves the science.