Does The Thought of Marriage Make You Back Off?
In college, when you had an exam coming, did you back away? Or how about when you were about to get married, did you feel the need to move off? According to scientists, these are very natural reactions, at least, initially. Newswise.com reports that whenever we see something coming that feels threatening , even if just for a moment, we tend to, well, back away. "In our long struggle for survival, we humans learned that something approaching us is far more of a threat than something that is moving away," the Web site explains. This makes sense, since a tiger bounding toward a person is certainly more of a threat than one that is walking away. Though we modern humans don't really consider such fear, it turns out that it still plays a big part in our day-to-day lives. "In order to survive, humans have developed a tendency to guard against animals, people and objects that come near them," newswise.com quotes University of Chicago Booth School of Busine...