Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 9, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Personal Development
Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions. ~Woody Allen
There are some very compelling reasons why you should be having sex. A lot of sex. Common sense tells us that the male orgasm directly serves to propagate the species. Although the female orgasm has puzzled [...]
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There’s a new double-standard being applied to women in relationships, and it’s even more insidious than Studs. vs. Sluts. A favorite tactic of young men when questioned about their questionable behavior is to accuse the self-respecting woman of being a PSYCHO.
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a licensed psychologist. I may dish out a [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 13, 2008 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies
“Women are better off when sex is scarce and men have few outlets for sexual satisfaction, because men will offer women more under those circumstances than they will offer when sexual gratification is widely and freely available. It is rational for women to try to restrict men’s sexual opportunities, and one effective way to [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 14, 2008 in
Relationship Strategies,
What Guys Want
“Here’s what he wants: to have sex with you.
Here’s what you want: to be courted, adored, wooed, admired, listened to, understood, wooed some more, forgiven for your foibles, your little peccadilloes, chased, called, pleaded with, cared for, kissed, loved and to have great sex.
You see the problem here? We want more stuff [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 8, 2008 in
Hooking Up Realities,
What Guys Want
“All I want is what’s coming to me. All I want is my fair share.”
Sally, A Charlie Brown Christmas
A few years ago, when my daughter was in middle school, I began to hear alarming tales of girls giving blow jobs on school buses and at bar mitzvahs. Once she got to high school, other scandals [...]
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