Theory says DNA sequences hold key to finding true love

STORRS, Conn.-Is there a reason we fall in love with certain people? Does science have anything to do with love? One University of Connecticut student proposed a possible answer to these questions with an explanation he calls the "love theory."

Grzegorz Rdzak, a sixth-semester chemistry major from Poland, said he began forming his "love theory" after trips to several different dance clubs. Rdzak said he noticed that all the girls he was attracted to danced in the same ways.

"There were girls who stood out to me," Rdzak said. "Even though they had totally different appearances, there was a specific type of movement."

After realizing this, Rdzak said he began seeking out and dancing with girls he found attractive to see if they all danced similarly, although he is quick to add that he was not a "player."

From here, Rdzak said he started to think that everything we do is determined by genetics, and so it would make sense that attraction too would have its basis in science.

"Our genes direct everything, the way we talk, move, act or behave," said Rdzak. "This could prove that we are attracted to someone by our unique set of genes."

At the atomic level each human being radiates his or her own unique energy in the form of DNA. "If we radiate the unique energy, it is also possible that we are sensitive to unique energy as well," he said.

This might explain why we are attracted to certain people, according to Rdzak. It might also account for the so-called "love at first sight."

a person's taste for another person would depend on their genetic match for each other, according to his theory. This match, Rdzak said, does not necessarily mean genetic similarities, their DNA sequences and, more specifically, Rdzak refers to introns, must simply fit.

Although some scientists think introns are "nonsense" DNA, merely placeholders for the genes that do code for DNA, Rdzak disagrees.

"I think that our body would not waste any energy to produce something that is not useful to the cell or to the whole body," he said.

Rdzak said he believes these introns are the key to why humans fall in love.

The theory also goes far to provide consolation for a recent breakup, he said. His relationship, which he said ended after an unsuccessful attempt at long-distance love, can be explained through his love theory.

His theory of genetic "fitting" also claims there are multiple people in the world who match our DNA sequences. According to Rdzak, this results in people falling in love with the match that is closest in physical proximity.

"If we are not close to each other, there is no way that we can keep their person," said Rdzak.

Rdzak said he is aware his theory has no hard proof yet, but that has not discouraged him from speaking to professors and friends about his scientific explanation for love. In order to prove or disprove his theory, Rdzak said he would eventually like to do DNA fingerprinting of people who are in love to see if their genes "match." He would also like to hear the opinions of fellow UConn students.

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