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Letter: Rules of attraction

Published 12 January 2005

I read your article on rules of attraction with some interest, but I feel the whole story has not been told (18 December 2004, p 34). Having becoming a widower a couple of years back at the age of 60-plus, I recently felt myself ready to enjoy female company again. Through a dating agency I met a single woman of my own age and with compatible interests, and it became clear to both of us within a couple of minutes of our first meeting that we found each other attractive. We are both pleased that romance has once again begun to blossom in our lives.

Your article doesn’t account for what is happening. Obviously her fertility is not an issue for me, nor is my material wealth a matter for her, as we both know she is quite a bit richer than I am. So what exactly is going on, from an evolutionary biological point of view?

Issue no. 2482 published 15 January 2005

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