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"Heat" and Humans

  • 04-05-2015 8:56pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey , odd question but I am really curious. I am starting to think that not only am I "on" so to speak, ALL the time but I am pretty sure men are starting to know this. Does "heat" exist in women? I don't put a huge amount of stock into the pheromones thing but I am starting to think there is a huge neon sign over my head that I cannot see. Does this scare men away? Is there a way to mute it that I haven't figured out? I know that men tend to (I am not saying about all men) stick around for the girl next door, but I need suggestions how to exist in this sphere because that is where I am right now.

    Thank you.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭Ave Sodalis


    Yes and no. Women would probably have heat if it wasn't for personal hygiene, shaving, deoderant, perfume etc which mask it. Men have, most likely, at this stage become desensitised to it so it would have a limited effect. It also can't always be on when you get periods etc and you aren't fertile.

    I'm not sure what it is you're asking outside of this? Are you noticing a smell?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    It's hard to figure out what you're asking? Women have times of the month when they are more fertile, that I guess you could compare to an animal being in heat. It'd be roughly midway through your cycle, so the half point (well just before it) between periods.

    There's was some study that suggested men can tell by smelling women's breathe if they are in this fertile period just before ovulation...

    ...but men go like rabid horny dogs for women outside of this period of time all the time. If anything, one would expect to find if anything men would be more likely to go for women during this time frame, as that would make sense evolutionary, but they definitely go for women outside of it. Both in terms of just sex and in terms of seeking a girlfriend.

    Again it's hard to work out what you're asking. But I think it's that you suspect that you are always fertile and that this somehow prevents you from getting a boyfriend? No. That's not the case. It's something else.

    Or is it more that you are always horny, rather it being a fertility thing, and you think that's preventing you from getting a boyfriend? I absolutely guarantee that's not the case either.

    Are you finding that men want to sleep with you but you struggle to get into a relationship with anyone? If so, again that's not down to pheromones or anything like that.

    If you can be a little more clear as to what your issue is people may be better able to give advice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Sorry : to clarify- Is it alright to have a high drive and libido or is it too scary for prospective men? Hence the "Heat" part- I feel like I am in heat or something all the time and if guys pick up on that, its the type of guy who wants one thing. The thing that a huge part of me wants, but also I want commitment to a guy who can keep up. Not to sound derogatory. I hope this clarifies a bit


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭Saralee4


    How old are you op?

    I've heard it said that a lot of women's libido can increase with age. Im not sure exactly what you are asking either but what im getting from your post is that you feel like you want to have sex a lot more so than before and you are questioning your animalistic/natural feelings/intuition when it comes to sex?

    I don't know about whether men 'know this' or not. I suppose somewhere there is a subconscious and there are theories on pheromones and things like that or it could even be that your given off 'vibes' be that in your body language or approach that you are available and this is either appealing to men or not. Im not sure if you are saying that what you think is the mens radar for your 'heat' is a good or bad thing for you? Is it that you want to sleep with more men or want a relationship with one man?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Don't know about pheromones etc but sometimes you can smell an aroused vagina in a normal social setting [ie: clothed normal distance] . That's not necessarily the case here though because there are loads of different ways you could be indicating it without really being aware of it.

    Don't see how signalling interest would scare guys away. It's generally women who are too closed off who might accidentally put guys off. You might scare people off it are signalling interest in inappropriate guys (work colleagues, someone with authority over you, or you have authority over, someone who is with someone else). Outside of that guys might just have zero interest and not want to mislead you.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Humans don't really do "in heat" or musthing. We on 24/7 365 days a year.


    Many other animals only want to get pregnant at certain times of year so they can take advantage of when food is most available or when the weather isn't going to be to harsh to raise offspring.

    Humans don't have these concerns, we can have children at whatever time of year suits us so we don't have a down time in our sex drive. You could maybe argue that women are in heat once a month but I think that's more a case of how fast the female body can turnaround fresh eggs, not waiting for the opportune time.

    Maybe you put yourself out there, are confident and attractive to all men but as your attractive to all men it's only the overly confident men that are able to work up the courage to talk to you. If your not happy with the men your attracting turn the tables and seek out the men you like, they'll be easy pickings.


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