Help yourself! First dates that lead to seconds

Even if you flunked science at high school and you can’t pronounce “phenylethylamine,” let alone spell it, you ought to know that it’s the secret ingredient for concocting a truly tasty first date.

Phenylethylamine (PEA) is the natural “love drug.” It controls all those powerful brain chemicals that create the heart-fluttering sensation of attraction. All you have to do is pump up the PEA—in the right circumstances, of course—to make your date crave more.

Since the structure of PEA is much like amphetamines, you should plan a date that’s reasonably active and stimulates the senses. And no, that doesn’t mean  videogames! It should be something that gives you plenty of opportunity to interact with each other. That way, your date will associate all that pleasant stimulation with you.

This is also why those same-old same-old movie dates just don’t cut it. Dinner is very  nice, but the first time out, it can be a strain – to say the least – to maintain conversation face to face with somebody you don’t know very well. Dancing is perfect—but only if the music isn’t so loud that you can’t talk. If it is, you’re only stimulating half the package. Read more