LOVE 1A03: Finding Love [Excerpt From Part 1]

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Hello everyone, this is Dr. Forr Eva Al-Lone.

Welcome to this LOVE 1A03 module on our first unit, Finding Love, which contains four parts. In Part 1, we will focus on the importance of human companionship, and the ways in which love or intimacy can affect your quality of life. In Parts 2-3, we will examine the scientific definition of the word “friendzone,” if there is a way out, how misogynistic it can be, and how to find it. Finally, in Part 4, we’ll discuss how to craft the perfect Tinder profile to attract hot mates, increase your Darwinian fitness, beat natural selection, and also what to avoid when courting a potential partner (hint: it begins with “s” and it ends with “imping”).

By the end of Finding Love Part 1, you will achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Identify loneliness and sexual frustration as key barriers to leading a wholly fulfilling life.
• Understand the effects of intimacy on a person’s ability to 12 courses, thrive in HTHSCI 2F03/2FF3, inquire in Inquiry, and gain appreciation for 🅱️inda 🅱️avis.
• Be able to implement dating strategies approved by McMaster’s Department of Love in your romantic endeavours.

We will begin with a sample question. What is the best strategy for attracting a mate? The four options are:

• A: Fake your transcript so that it looks like you’ve 12’ed all your courses. Show off your transcript to your love interest every chance you get, and tell them if love were a course, you’d get a 12 too 😉
• B: Corner them in the halls of MDCL and promise them free, new MCAT prep books, five application cycles’ worth of interview practice resources, a personal proofreader for their OMSAS application, and endless hugs and kisses if they do not succeed.
• C: Tell them you helped Toponga Rangocharee with marking the latest NOCAT.
• D: Show off your admiration by telling them you’ll feature their thesis project on the next issue of The Meducator.

Please pause the video here, answer the question, and resume the video when you are ready. This question should take you about two minutes.

The correct answer is D. A is incorrect because your ability to Photoshop your transcript is quite poor, and your love interest would realize you are lying the moment they see that you got a 12 in Anatomy. B is also incorrect; neither you nor your love interest believe you possess the financial means of honouring your promises. After all, you’d end up as the one demanding endless hugs and kisses after a failed application. Besides, that talk on academic honesty from your favourite professor makes you second-guess the decision to hire someone to revise your partner-to-be’s application. Lastly, C is also incorrect, as it only works if your love interest received a high grade on the NOCAT—otherwise, your desire to show yourself off as a keener may ultimately backfire.

This makes the correct answer D. Not only is this somewhat negotiable and feasible, but heck, your love interest is probably part of The Meducator anyway and was planning on it all along.

Before we move onto the next question, please do not forget your first assignment, a reflection on the impact of COVID-19 on levels of sexual frustration, will be due this Friday at 11:59PM.