ShortHand: Genetic Sexual Attraction

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4.5 • 18.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The concept of finding a close relative sexually attractive is, for most of us, totally stomach churning. Yet, according to some estimates, around 50% of reunited family members develop feelings that are obsessive and sexual.

The phenomenon of Genetic Sexual Attraction can have disastrous effects on families and relationships. This week, we look at its biological and psychological causes, rooted in the deepest and most primal parts of our consciousness.

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:05.0	Bonday.
0:07.0	Yes, indeed. Bonday. It is a Bonday here at Redhanded.
0:20.0	On this episode of Shorthand, because we're going to be talking about something that is...
0:24.0	Gross.
0:25.0	We can't stop. We can't stop. We can't stop.
0:27.0	We won't be stopped.
0:28.0	It's a charity interest. It's quite a help.
0:29.0	Take, take, take.
0:30.0	It's all there.
0:31.0	But we have to talk about it with somebody because we are obsessed.
0:35.0	So we're going to have to talk about it with you. So we don't scare normal people at dinner parties.
0:38.0	But who are we kidding? We're going to do that anyway.
0:40.0	Who are we kidding? We don't get invited to dinner parties.
0:42.0	That's so true.
0:43.0	And you too, my dear friends, can also listen to this episode and get yourself uninvited from dinner parties.
0:49.0	Yes. So let's go.
0:51.0	Because if you were preparing to meet up with a biological parent or sibling for the first time,
0:57.0	you'd be getting ready to take on a lot of emotions.
1:00.0	You might be expecting feelings of excitement, sadness, even anger or loss.
1:05.0	You might be expecting a sudden and unbelievable feeling of love,
1:09.0	or the realization that someone had been missing from your life all along.
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