<P>When it comes to relationships, there¿s no shortage of advice from self-help ¿experts¿, pick-up artists, and glossy magazines. But modern-day myths of attraction often have no basis in fact or ¿ worse ¿ are rooted in little more than misogyny. Based on science rather than self-help clich¿ psychologist Viren Swami debunks these myths and draws on cutting-edge research to provide a ground-breaking and evidence-based account of relationship formation. </P><P>At the core of this book is a very simple idea: there are no ¿laws of attraction¿, no fool-proof methods or strategies for getting someone to date you. But this isn¿t to say that there¿s nothing to be gained from studying attraction. Based on science rather than self-help clich¿ <I>Attraction Explained</I> looks at how factors such as geography, physical appearance, reciprocity, and similarity affect who we fall for and why. </P><P>With updated statistics, this second edition also includes new content on online dating, queer relati