Desire

Me: what's the nature of desire?
are we ruled by our hormones?
M: some people are ruled by hormones and pheromones and desire i guess...but i would hazard that many more people are just ruled by the need to alleviate the boredom they feel because they chose unfulfilling lives or are living their lives in an unfulfilling way
in these cicrumstances, i mean
Me: I would agree with your qualification but that said, the allure of excitement is powerful with or without any pre-existing boredom
M: yes, it is