He’s Not Hot, You’re Just Ovulating
Girl sometimes he’ s not attractive, smart or even a little bit nice… you’re just ovulating.
Your hormones can turn a total bum into a McDreamy when you’re in the fertile window of your menstrual cycle. Stay away from that phone and out of those streets ma’am.
Okay Racquel, but why would my hormones attack me like this? Because hormones don’t care about your standards, your dignity, or the fact that he uses horrific grammar in his text messages. They care about survival of the species. That’s it. That’s the whole agenda.
Here’s the science part (the short version)
During ovulation, estrogen spikes, your confidence rises, your social radar lights up, and suddenly people who were an “absolutely not” last week start looking like “maybe he’s just misunderstood.”
Babe he’s not misunderstood.
He’s just standing there while your hormones do a weird gymnastics routine.
This is why keeping track of your cycle matters. Not because you need to micromanage your body, but because it helps you separate:
Actual attraction from
Hormone‑induced delusion
Cycle tracking helps you avoid texting someone who has never once replied with correct punctuation.
So the next time you catch yourself thinking, “Wait… is he kind of cute?”
Pause.
Check your cycle.
Drink some water.
Ask a friend who loves you.
Ask your mom if you’re brave enough.
He’s probably not hot. You’re probably just ovulating. And that’s exactly why we track.
xoxo - Racquel