"Well, the belief goes back to the Romans, and probably even beyond." She is careful not to react to the size of his dinner, picking up her own fork and knife and slicing into her modestly sized filet.
"Again, I would say there is probably some grain of truth in the myth. Some societies believe there is a connection between fertility and the lunar phases, which is easily explained by the length of a woman's menstrual cycle, typically twenty eight days, and the lunar cycle. And there's even some studies that support an increase in violence and accidents during the full moon. I question their science, but who knows?"
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Date: 2009-02-11 04:03 am (UTC)"Again, I would say there is probably some grain of truth in the myth. Some societies believe there is a connection between fertility and the lunar phases, which is easily explained by the length of a woman's menstrual cycle, typically twenty eight days, and the lunar cycle. And there's even some studies that support an increase in violence and accidents during the full moon. I question their science, but who knows?"
She tucks in, obviously relishing her meal.