Responding to the call from “nice guys” for ethical pickup advice, Amanda Marcotte offers six tips for sustainable dating success.
When Older Guys Lust After Young Women
March 29, 2011 By 1,300 Comments
What young women are really looking for, and why we’re fools to think otherwise.
Ladies: We’d Prefer You Didn’t Fake It
March 22, 2011 By 86 Comments
Seriously. Don’t feign helplessness. If you can open the pickle jar yourself, go for it.
Why Does It Matter How Many Partners She’s Had?
February 22, 2011 By 246 Comments
Hugo Schwyzer explains why guys are so preoccupied with getting women’s sex stats—and why they should let it go.
Why Don’t Men Settle Down?
February 15, 2011 By 92 Comments
It’s not that they aren’t interested in monogamous relationships, Hugo Schwyzer argues. It’s that they’re waiting around, in vain, for a sign that she’s “the one.”
My Exemplary, Everyday Marriage
February 9, 2011 By 8 Comments
When Tom Forrister transitioned from female to male, his same-sex marriage became a federally-recognized, “traditional” marriage. The one constant was the bond he shared with his wife.
She’s the One
February 8, 2011 By 33 Comments
Tom Matlack talks to married men to find out when they knew their wife was “the one.”
What Your Marriage Needs to Survive
February 8, 2011 By 45 Comments
Even stellar relationships lose their spark over time. Here are the ingredients of a lasting, fruitful partnership, and techniques for weathering the stormy periods.
Why Don’t Men Initiate Divorce?
February 1, 2011 By 126 Comments
Hugo Schwyzer argues that men are too willing to muddle through a mediocre marriage—and women are less inclined to settle.
Why Are Men Expected to Make the First Move?
December 28, 2010 By 74 Comments
How to Date Your Ex’s Best Friend
December 23, 2010 By 19 Comments
“The only thing more attractive than a hot girl is a hot girl who has no idea she’s hot.”
The Numbers of Hummingbirds
December 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” news of the baby’s high heart rate sends the whole house into unrest.
The Professional
November 22, 2010 By 106 Comments
Missed Conception
November 15, 2010 By 6 Comments
“Threshold moments”—like the dreaded broken condom—can send a couple into a black-ice panic.
Mostly Straight, Most of the Time
November 3, 2010 By 148 Comments
“I’m not sure there’s a name for what I am,” says Dillon, a college hockey player. Welcome to the world of the mostly straights.
The Prostitute Who (Almost) Saved My Relationship
November 1, 2010 By 17 Comments
A few weeks into a relationship, Evan Jacobs was obsessed. Not with his new girlfriend—with his plan to pay for sex in Amsterdam.
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“I think most women need to “trick” themselves into believing that they’re not satisfying some carnal desire.”
This comment was by John Anderson on the post “My First Playboy”, about women and carnal desire.
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