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When Should You Agree to Sex? Guys Tell It Straight

Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 16, 2010 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

In this era of sexual free-for-all, one of the most difficult things to figure out is the proper timing for having sex. For women, there are usually tradeoffs involved in diving between the sheets. Even if we decide to “have sex like a man,” it’s not possible, because the sexual double standard is alive and [...]

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Sleeping Around

Posted by Susan Walsh on Aug 7, 2009 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

Many guys think it’s OK have numerous sexual relationships at the same time. Most girls don’t. Recently in the Washington Post, advice columnist Carolyn Hax weighed in on this question:
Anonymous: Hi Carolyn,
I am having sex with three people right now. (Not literally right now, but you get the idea.) Two of them have no idea [...]

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Player or Boyfriend? It’s Written On His Forehead

Posted by Susan Walsh on Jul 31, 2009 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

Wouldn’t it be great if you could take one look at someone’s face and know if they were relationship material? It turns out that people are remarkably accurate at predicting just that. A study at Durham University in England showed that Boyfriends look significantly different than Players. Check out this example:

At first I thought these [...]

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Say What You Need to Say

Posted by Susan Walsh on Jun 2, 2009 in Personal Development, Relationship Strategies

 
“Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It’s better to say too much
Than never to say what you need to say again

Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open
Say what you need to [...]

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I Married a One-Night Stand

Posted by Susan Walsh on Jun 1, 2009 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

 
“Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions.”

Woody Allen
 
 
 
 
Today I’m beginning a new series, and it starts with the backstory of my own most significant relationship. I sometimes share personal details here, but I’ve never told you this particular story. It’s the story that originally won [...]

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