Could a Love Potion Save Your Marriage?
Could a Love Potion Save Your Marriage?
Scientists say it's possible...
A researcher at Emory University says it might. According to thehindi.com, scientists at the Atlanta college have identified the two love potions, er, hormones — oxytocin and vasopressin — that control amorous impulses and long-term love and are advising prescribing the hormones to cure troubled marriages.
The research, lead by Larry Young, suggests that marriage counselors who wish to play mad scientist could resurrect a couple's lost affection by administering synthetic versions of the hormones.
Says the thehindi.com:
"Young says scientists are close to reducing the mental state of love to a biochemical chain of events, paving the way for powerful new treatments for the lovelorn. Trials are already under way to see if offering hormones to warring couples improves on conventional marital therapy, he writes."
Young and his team also support recent Swedish findings that "men with a gene that makes them less responsive to vasopressin are less likely to marry their partners and more likely to have a marital crisis if they do." (Hello, Gattica. Is it wrong to ask your partner for a cheek swab? Genetic testing seems to hold all the answers these days.)
It's a fascinating concept, when you think about it. Individuals suffering from depression are prescribed chemical-balancing drugs every day. Modern medicine has improved (and saved) the lives of millions. Is this really any different? And more importantly, would you pop a pill if it could save your marriage?
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