What Makes a Great Marriage?

02.15.2013

Recently an unusually cynical and jaded male commenter observed that the traditional male exchange of commitment for sex, i.e. marriage, is a bum deal:     “The buyer isn’t buying anything, but rather financing a depreciating asset for a long term.” Yikes. Condolences to the wife. Reader J was moved to share her wistful hope of [...]

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Let It Go

02.14.2013

  let it go – thesmashed word broken open vow orthe oath cracked lengthwise – let it go itwas sworn togo let them go – thetruthful liars andthe false fair friendsand the boths andneithers – you must let them go theywere bornto go let all go – thebig small middlingtall bigger reallythe biggest and allthings – [...]

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The Most Attractive Women Have the Least Casual Sex

02.12.2013

What I’ve always suspected now has some solid evidence behind it: Less attractive women seek casual sex as a compromise, and more attractive women avoid it.  The University of Notre Dame has issued a press release highlighting the research of sociologist Elizabeth McClintock (H/T: Stuart Schneiderman): Handsome Wants as Handsome Does: Physical Attractiveness and Gender Differences [...]

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That Barista Thinks You’re Cute

02.11.2013

The classic American diners are disappearing, and the lingo is long gone. Adam and Eve On a Raft (two poached eggs on toast), All the Way (a hot dog with the works), Run It Through the Garden (add lettuce and tomato) and Eve With a Lid (apple pie) are all a quaint memory.  So I [...]

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Match’s 2012 Singles in America Survey

02.07.2013

Match has released its 2012 Singles in America survey, including 5,500 singles over 21. (H/T: Stuart Schneiderman) It’s definitely legit, with some very big names attached:  Singles in America was funded by Match.com and conducted by MarketTools in association with biological anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher; sex and relationship therapist, Dr. Laura Berman; evolutionary biologist with [...]

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The Fallacy of Supply and Demand in the Sexual Marketplace

02.05.2013

Reading the work of Dan Ariely, a Psychology professor at Duke who prefers the sexy job description of Behavioral Economist, I’m often struck by how frequently he explores human behavior in the context of dating and relationships. This approach has become so common among researchers that it has spawned the term Sexual Economics. Personally, I’ve [...]

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Sick Boyfriends

02.04.2013

Two weeks ago Hannah left work early, feeling like she’d been hit by a truck. Every limb ached, her throat was sore and she was rapidly becoming extremely congested. Stumbling out of a cab, she climbed the three flights to her apartment and fell into bed still wearing her work clothes. When her boyfriend Josh [...]

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How the Ascendancy of the Alpha Female Will Impact Marriage

02.01.2013

It’s pretty clear that the ascendancy of  the alpha female comes at the direct expense of males. When women flooded the workforce, the number of jobs did not magically increase to accomodate us. We displaced men. Regardless of how you feel about women’s rights, they changed society’s landscape dramatically and those repercussions are strongly felt [...]

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The Rising Influence of the Alpha Female

01.29.2013

There’s been some recent discussion here about alpha females. Bastiat Blogger, who teaches Social Engineering to mostly female undergraduates, has shared many observations of very dominant behavior among his female students. In addition, there’s been a shift in what men say they want in a wife, with education, intelligence and financial prospects all rising in [...]

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20 Ways to Read a Man Through His Eyes

01.24.2013

“A person’s thoughts can be ascertained by looking in his or her eyes.” England, Regiment of Life, 1545 “Ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi (The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter).” Cicero  ”Les yeux sont le miroir de l’ame (The eyes are the mirror of the [...]

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