Does Hooking Up Lead to Relationships?
There’s a new study out that takes a look at relationship quality in a variety of different scenarios. Here’s how the press has responded: I. Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon: Surprise! Hookups Can Lead to Love That one-night stand might turn into a perfectly happy relationship, a new study warns II. Kay Steiger, Feministe: Another Defense of [...]
Personal Grooming Below the Equator
To all my readers who couldn’t care less about the politics of sex and relationships, this one’s for you. Pubic hair (def.): A patch of hair that causes nothing but trouble. Urban Dictionary Recently Kim Kardashian shared this grooming secret with Allure magazine: I am Armenian, so of course I am obsessed with laser hair [...]
Igniting the Spark of Sexual Attraction
I recently made the virtual acquaintance of fellow blogger Dalrock. His blog looks to be just a couple of months old. His slogan is: Thoughts from a happily married father on a post feminist world. Cool. Sometimes I think those guys are endangered. Anyway, he must have seen my recent post on modern relationships, because [...]
Chastened: A Contemporary Cautionary Tale
Recently I read Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex by Hephzibah Anderson. It’s been reviewed thoroughly by the media, with an array of predictable responses. The feminist media was worried that Hephzibah was engaging in a bit of self-slut-shaming, but took comfort from the fact that nowhere does she explicitly state that [...]
Hooking Up Incredibly Stupid
Brittany, a student at the University of St. Thomas, has written When Dating Philosophies Collide for College Candy. First she sets us up with the background story. (The red flags are mine.) “Recently, I met a guy… at work – he was visiting the racetrack with a large group of his buddies. They were enduring [...]
The Matrix of Modern Relationships
I was feeling a little crafty today, so I made a chart. It actually helped me understand relationship dynamics by thinking about all the potential variations. I’m sure I missed some, so if you have anything to add, leave a comment! Also, this is a perfect conversation starter for relationship war stories, so feel free [...]
5 Steps to a Relationship Commitment
The biggest problem in today’s sociosexual environment, from the perspective of women, is that many men are reluctant to commit to a relationship. Once you weed out the Fake Boyfriends, Dead End Boyfriends, and Boyfriends You Got on a Technicality, there are few observable, mutually satisfying relationships among 18-25 year-olds. Individual women can’t control the [...]
Sh*t His Dad Says About Girls
Yesterday I gave my father a copy of Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, then proceeded to grab it and read it myself before he could have a look. I’ve been a fan of the Twitter feed for a while, and thought it would make the perfect Father’s Day gift. It’s absolutely hilarious – [...]
This is What a Good Man Looks Like
Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself. Alfred Sheinwold via Aldonza I love it when my readers practically write my blog posts for me! In the recent post Is She Just Paranoid or Is She Getting Played? the Comments section included some discussion of [...]
