Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 26, 2010 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies I don’t know whether talking a lot about sex leads to actually doing it, but I’ve got to think there’s some correlation. Yale students have really got sex on the considerable brain these days. I’ve been seeing a lot of interesting pieces at the Yale Daily News, mostly inspired no doubt by the biennial Sex [...]
Tags: college, hookup culture, sex, Sex Week at Yale, Yale Daily News
Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 10, 2010 in
Tidbits I love snow days. Much of the eastern U.S. is getting socked right now. Crawl under the covers with a cup of tea and check out these tidbits:
I. Someone has made a movie just for me! Alpha chick learns a hard lesson and makes a different choice! Check out the trailer for Out of My [...]
Tags: college, Deadspin, Drunken Hookup Stories, Garfunkel and Oates, Google ad, hooking up, Out of My League, relationships, Superbowl ad, Unhappy Hipsters
Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 9, 2010 in
Relationship Strategies,
What Guys Want There’s been a fair amount of buzz in the blogosphere about the NYX’s article re a shortage of men on UNC’s campus. I thought I’d bring you some of the more interesting bits.
I. From Feministing, that bastion of sex-positive, snarky women:
Would You Like a College Degree to Go With Your Man? The NYT’s Heteronormative Fail
This [...]
Tags: Alex Williams, college, dating, Feministing, Gawker, hookup culture, New Math on Campus, new york times, relationship advice, Salon, UNC
Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 25, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Relationship Strategies Is there a woman alive who doesn’t adore Tina Fey? I mean besides Sarah Palin. Tina Fey is an incredible role model for women. A self-described high school AP nerd, she lost her virginity to her husband at the age of 24:
Amy Poehler interviewed her for Marie Claire magazine, here’s my favorite bit:
Amy: There are [...]
Tags: ad, advice, Alec Baldwin, balls, bar, bars, bed, blog, boxers, boyfriend, college, compromise, dance, date, dating, emo, ex, fall, first date, fortunate, friend, girl, guy, hand, health, heart, high school, hos, hot, hygiene, IM, intelligence, LA, love, love letter, mature, men, New York, NY, NYC, open, plan, relationship, ross, Salon.com, sex, single, smart, smell, songs, subway, TA, taken, talk, together, tom brady, touch, tuna, TV, weekend, wit
Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 12, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities Damn, I knew I shouldn’t have raised the spectre of Sex-Positive Feminists in my post yesterday. It was a jinx, and this morning I woke up to an ABC news feature: Sexual Hook Ups Damned By Chastity Groups, Hailed By New Feminists It’s about how students at Harvard are once again hotly debating the issue. Do I [...]
Tags: college, double standard, feminism, Harvard, hooking up, pop psychology, relationships, reputation, self-respect, sex, sexual partners, True Love Revolution
Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 28, 2009 in
Ask Susan,
Hooking Up Realities Dear Susan,
Now that midterms are over, I’m starting to think about going home for Thanksgiving. I’m worried about making the wrong choices. Actually, I’m worried I’ll make the same wrong choice several times over in the four days that I’m home. Last summer I had a thing with a guy. [...]
Tags: advice, blog, booty call, college, douche, drama, dry spell, emotions, fling, friends with benefits, girl, going home, guy, guys, having sex, hook up, hooking up, love, men, relationship, relationships, sex, strong chemistry, thanksgiving, vagina
Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 12, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies The Concept of Fast, Good or Cheap?
Psychologist Linda Young has written an article at Psychology Today that caught the attention of the largely dormant MBA part of my brain. She takes a Project Management construct and applies it to dating. It’s called Fast, Good or Cheap, and I think it works.
The concept refers to the [...]
Tags: assertive communication, charisma, college, commitment, dating, emotional stability, empathy, fling, flirt, guy, guys, hooking up, hookup, humor, integrity, linda young, long term relationships, love, love at first sight, MBA, men, partner selection, physical attractiveness, project management, psychologist, psychology today, relationship, relationships, sex, sex appeal, sexual variety, smart, social customs, symbols of wealth, trust, women
Dear Susan,
I’m a 21 year-old college student, so I’m completely immersed in the hookup culture. Like many girls I know, I’ve been hurt by a number of jerks and players that I dated. A while back, I decided to stick to nice guys, but it’s very difficult to trust anyone. I can’t stand the idea [...]
Tags: anticipation, bad boys, breakup, college, commitment, communication, confidence, date, dating, drama, feelings, friend, friend zone, friendship, girl, girls, guy, having sex, heartbreak, honest, hookup, hookup culture, intimacy, jerks, love, mature, nice guys, player, players, power, relationship, respect, strategy, text, women
Another Friday and hopefully all you singles have big plans for the weekend. It’s autumn, and I always feel that there’s a sense of possibility in the air at this time of year. It’s the season for getting cozy, so how about meeting someone new? At the blog Life After College, guest blogger Ryan Stephens [...]
Tags: advice, blog, boyfriend, college, dance, date, dating, desperation, emotions, feelings, girl, girls, love, male, mind, plan, relationship, self-confidence, sex, single, singles, strategy, success, talk, weekend, women
Posted by Susan Walsh on Sep 24, 2009 in
Tidbits Bringing you a little laughter link love this afternoon:
1. The Los Angeles Times features a couple of interesting iphone apps to help you date and mate.
The Girlfriend Keeper generates text messages to send to your SO, allowing you to specify the relationship level: strangers, casual dating, heating up, serious or married.
I would consider this app [...]
Tags: bed, blog, british wit, college, condom, date, dating, economist, financial times, freakonomics blog, gender stereotypes, girl, girlfriend, guy, guys, health, hooking up, humor, iphone, iphone apps, kiss, kissing, los angeles times, love, new york times, opportunity cost, relationship, relationships, romantic, sex, smart, swine flu, technology, text, text message, text messages, tim harford, wit, women
