When we say there was "chemistry" between two people, we are describing a biological reality. What we call chemistry is, in part, a real chemical event — volatile compounds processed by receptors evolved for exactly this purpose, routed to the limbic system, translated into the subjective experience of attraction. Your nose has been running an immune compatibility algorithm since puberty. The pill reverses it. Nobody told you.

Human fertility isn’t random—it follows seasonal rhythms. Spring, especially March, is when hormones, ovulation, and libido naturally ramp up. Here’s why your body feels different this time of year, and how to work with—or around—it.