#coolidge effect

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Der Coolidge Effekt

Präsident Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) besichtigte mit seiner Frau eine Hühnerfarm. Erstaunt darüber, dass es nur einen einzigen Hahn im Stall gab, wollte die First Lady wissen, wie man denn auf diese Weise so viele Eier produzieren könne.

Man erklärte ihr, dass sich der Hahn viele Male am Tag paare. Die Präsidentengattin erwiderte trocken: „Sagen Sie das meinem Mann.“ Doch auch Mr. Coolidge ließ sich nicht lumpen: „Jedes Mal dieselbe Henne?“, wollte er wissen. „Nein“, antwortete der Farmer. „Jedes Mal eine andere.“ Darauf der Präsident: „Sagen Sie das meiner Frau.“

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the Coolidge effect is a phenomenon — seen in nearly every mammalian species in which it has been tested — whereby males (and to a lesser extent females) exhibit renewed sexual interest if introduced to new receptive sexual partners, even after refusing sex from prior but still available sexual partners

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President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge were being shown [separately] around an experimental government farm. when Mrs. Coolidge came to the chicken yard she noticed that a rooster was mating very frequently. she asked the attendant how often that happened and was told, “dozens of times each day.” Mrs. Coolidge said, “tell that to the President when he comes by.”

upon being told, President asked, “same hen every time?” the reply was, “oh, no, Mr. President, a different hen every time.”

President: “tell that to Mrs. Coolidge.”

[thecityfox]

The "Coolidge Effect" is the strong mammalian tendency to get aroused by and then adapt to a new sex partner. The label derives from a visit that the taciturn President Calvin Coolidge and his wife allegedly paid to a farm. When Mrs. Coolidge professed amazement at the number of fertile eggs produced with the cooperation of a few roosters, the farmer explained that his doughty cocks each mated many times daily. The first lady said "Tell that to Mr. Coolidge." In response, the president asked if each rooster only mounted the same hen. On the contrary, said the farmer each male's partners were many and various. "Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge," said the president.

[wanderingbarefoot]

Cupid's Poison Arrow

The reason why I love following DJ Mo Twister on twitter is because of his tweets about interesting reads. Here's one that caught my attention. 

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And so if you're too lazy to read, the gist of the article is about the Coolidge Effect. What is it? It's described by wikipedia as a phenomenon—seen in nearly every mammalian species in which it has been tested—whereby males (and to a lesser extent, females) exhibit continuous high sexual performance given the introduction of new receptive partners. Basically, it explains why new couples tend to more "lovey dovey" than those that have been in the same monogamous relationship for years.

According to the link, Dopamine is the neurochemical that urges us to "want it".  Whenever were stuffed with dinner, its Dopamine that wants us to take that slice of cake and in sexual relationships, its the same neurochemical that surges in when we're presented with a new partner. "Dopamine surging in your reward circuitry can override your feelings of satiety, regardless of what your rational brain may think about overeating or infidelity.", according to the article. 

So basically, my theory about infidelity being naturally part of being human is supported by this article. That, I guess at one point, we do get that tendency to cheat or can be cheated on cause its in our nature. I'm not saying that I encourage infidelity but knowing that this is normal, maybe those who are prone to feeling such effect should make an effort to strengthen their moral code or discipline, so they wouldn't be able to act when the dopamine urges strike and its not because of their current partner.