Ever heard the term “crazy in love”? It’s a well-known fact that rational people magically do something out-of-character for them, once they’re in love. Being crazy? — Scientific studies show that a little delusion will help your love life in a big way.

According to Helen Fisher, an anthropology professor and human behavior researcher at the Rutgers University says, “Men and women are ‘designed to misconstrue, misread and misunderstand each other.’” Apparently, these delusions are what keep our love lives in balance; and here’s why:

• Men overestimate women’s interest in them – Ever have a guy friend call you up for your take on a situation between him and his girl? That he’s losing sleep over absolutely nothing? (False-negative errors) Well, there’s that — overanalysis. Why is it good? Usually men feel guilty when women give out a slight comment — and they try to make up for it in gifts! While that sounds manipulative, I do admit, us girls enjoy a little pampering every so often.

• Men assume all women are interested – When boys talk to us girls, they automatically assume that since they’re doing all the talking, the listeners are immediately captivated. They can’t be more wrong. It’s the listening that they should focus on! Girls can and will smile when talked to, but more often than not, it’s just us being polite, maybe interested 1/10ths of the time. Love comes and goes, but for guys? Maybe not today!

• Women assume all men are jerks – Since a woman feels a greater investment in reproduction, the tendency is to overestimate men’s interest in casual sex. (It’s a crazy delusion, but it’s true!) Maybe they just want to get in our pants? Who knows? The safest approach is being cautious. This creates false-positive errors, meaning that we don’t instantly throw our panties away when we meet someone new.

• Men and women lie to each other when interested – It’s the the nuttiest of all the listed delusions, if I might add — women’s lies tend to make them look more faithful, while men project wealth and stability, maybe for a long-term commitment. Do they balance each other out? This fact makes it seem like when it comes to love (or life, probably) men and women both want to have fun.

• Getting over trauma – An important bodily function is forgetting trauma. The body forgets trauma once it’s over — making people cope with the present. The tendency is men and women view their current love in the best of light, while everyone else who’s come before must’ve been suffering delusions.

Being eco-conscious doesn’t mean that you can’t be beautiful. Some of the world’s most recognizable people in the world know this already — there is such a thing as organic beauty.

Going “green” in terms of beauty means lessening the use of products with harmful ingredients. While you may think doing this would make you look like a zombie, recognizable faces such as Angelina Jolie or Cameron Diaz seem to prove otherwise.

Here are a couple of organic beauty alternatives that won’t just make you people to look better, but also gives the earth some lovin’:

No-Hair-Washing - You don’t need to shampoo your hair EVERYDAY. The result? Naturally healthy hair — while you aren’t torturing your hair with product, it produces a natural oil that gives it a unique sheen and softness, and, according to studies, it might reduce the amount of ozone you breathe in.

Natural Deodorant - The bad thing about store-bought deodorants/anti-perspirants is that they contain harsh chemicals. The solution? Baking soda. Sprinkle a tad to a damp washcloth and apply it on your underarms — it should neutralize the smell and keep you cool all day!

Homemade Facials - Recognizable people like stars need to look beautiful all the time — you could, too — using honey, oatmeal, bananas and other household materials can make you a homemade facial treatment!

I realized recently that when you think you know someone, they always come out and do something unexpected. And sometimes, that isn’t a good thing.

A friend came crying to me on the phone last night. She’d just been dumped by her boyfriend, and it was only then that another friend told her that she had seen him with another woman for three months now, and was too afraid to say it. To be honest, I understand that. If they broke up because I was a tattletale, I would feel guilty.

At first, I couldn’t believe it. The guy, her ex-boyfriend, was one of the nicest people I knew. He was the type who would hold open the door for a lady, the type who would rearrange cans on a shopping aisle if it looked messy, and the type who always insisted on paying for dinner.

This morning she called me again. The ex had come over to apologize. That was normally a good thing. Too bad he brought his new girlfriend with him. For the guys, you should at least know this is really bad form.

I dropped the phone and laughed really hard after hearing my friend’s reaction to the little visit. Let’s just say that the ex now has two bruised little friends.