Love to Shop? Researchers Say That For Women, It's Biological!
Before I had kids (you know, when I had TIME!), I'd go on these long and luxurious shopping trips every few weeks--all by myself (I loooove solo shopping). I'd come home hours later with a few treasures for my house and scores from great sales. The whole experience just felt cathartic, and now new research explains why. Apparently, the need to shop is in our genes, gals ...
Fascinating: So, scientists believe they know why more women like to shop than men. While men tend shop like this, go to store, buy item (fast), and make a beeline to the car, women compare prices, sort through racks for the right shade of blue, check the ripeness of fruit, etc. Here's why, say evolutionary psychologists at the University of Michigan School of Public Health: It all links back to the days when men hunted and woman foraged.
Whoa! Researchers say that women don't like beautiful shop girls--really?
Sexist? Maybe. But it is interesting, isn't it? And, as much as I hate to admit it, this model totally plays out in my marriage. My husband is absolutely a lost soul at the mall and at the grocery store. But I guess I shouldn't be so hard on him--now that I know he has genetic limitations!
What do you think? Do you consider yourself a forager? Do you buy the genetic link? Is your guy a bad shopper or a good shopper?
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