The Sweet Spot for Tying The Knot

04.09.2013

Susan Patton’s recent warning to Princeton women proved controversial among political types and journalists, but I couldn’t find a single young woman who felt strongly either way. They certainly aren’t going to take advice from a woman in her mid-50s (bwahaha!) about how to date in college. As someone who is pro-relationship, I would never [...]

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Getting Started Early With Serial Monogamy

04.08.2013

This is a promo video for a new book on how to Get the Guy. It’s pretty funny, but also a little creepy – because it doesn’t seem all that farfetched. Then again, I was having conversations not too far from this by the time I was 11. Those in favor of very early marriage [...]

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The Cowering Bad Boys of Game

04.04.2013

HuffPo Live has a video interview up to discuss Ann Brenoff’s article Do We Ever Outgrow our Lust for Bad Boys? In breaking down the appeal of the bad boy, Brenoff sums it up by saying, “We want to believe that we can change someone. That’s empowering.” Clinical psychologist Michelle Golland agrees: “As women we inherently [...]

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Introducing the Girl Game Spring Challenge

04.02.2013

Join the forum discussion on this post  Jackie and SayWhaat have taken the initiative to plan an 8 week spring challenge for you all! They’ve got some great ideas, and I encourage all you women to join in. We’re setting up the forum as a place to discuss it as you go. I encourage you [...]

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Tiger Mama Susan Patton’s Ineffectual Marriage Strategy

04.01.2013

Last week saw the eruption of a battle between traditional Princeton Tiger mom Susan Patton and the feminist women firmly planted throughout the mainstream media. Patton, a Princeton alum, wrote a rather impassioned letter to the women of her alma mater, which was published in the student newspaper. In it, she exhorted women to “forget [...]

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Young Philosopher Robert DeLong

03.29.2013

I’m obsessed with this song Global Concepts, check it out:     The kid is interesting – he’s hacked all kinds of gaming equipment to make his electronic dance music. Mashable explores his nerd cred here:     So will you leave your life to chance, or will you make them fucking dance? Tweet Pin [...]

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Are You Giving or Getting?

03.25.2013

I’m a firm believer in focusing on giving rather than getting, especially in relationships. That’s not some warm, fuzzy platitude about being a good person, though givers are invariably nicer to be around than getters, or takers. Rather, giving is good strategy. There is a large body of research that shows giving makes people happy. [...]

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Winning With a Hard-to-Get Strategy

03.21.2013

“Easy things nobody wants, but what is forbidden is tempting.” ~ Ovid Usually when we think of someone playing hard-to-get, we think of deceptive tactics used to manipulate another person’s perceptions and affections. That’s not OK. The Rules suggests we pretend that we’re busy when we’re not, act like we have to get off the [...]

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Office Romances Frequently Lead to Marriage

03.19.2013

Whenever I meet a young married couple, I ask them how they met. I look for anecdotal data to get a feel for how engaged or married couples in their 20s get together. It’s common for them to report that they met at work. I’m always a bit surprised when I hear this – whenever [...]

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The Brilliant GIRLS Finale

03.18.2013

Last night’s GIRLS finale was a tour de force. In terms of character, dialogue, wit and plot, I’d put it right up there in Annie Hall territory. As soon as the episode ended, I went right back and watched it a second time. It was that good. I’ve had mixed feelings about Season 2 of [...]

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