The general perception, especially among those of us . . . → Read More: Monogamy on the Rise?
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It was commented recently that I’ve been pretty hard on the pick up community in the last month or two. And that’s true. Every once in a while I need to be reminded to show the PUA’s a little love because obviously I wouldn’t be here or writing this if it weren’t for them. And lo and behold, an article about a research study on PUA techniques came out this morning. And by “research study,” I mean a presumptuous piece of radical feminist garbage. Either way, it’s given me a perfect opportunity to stand up for all of . . . → Read More: In Defense of The Pick Up Artists When it comes to pick up theory and men’s dating advice, a lot of it falls back on evolutionary theory and evolutionary psychology to look for guidance. This is where you get the typical waning about dominance, social status and hierarchy, gender attraction and of course, the elusive alpha male. But there are three logical fallacies that, to my knowledge, every single pick up site and dating coach falls victim to at one point or another. You see them everywhere. And they can lead to some really damaging beliefs about sex and women. I myself fell into these . . . → Read More: Female Fallacies A member on the forum posted a link yesterday to a fascinating (and rather large) study done by computational neuroscientists on evaluating porn watching habits on the internet and drawing conclusions about human sexuality from it. The study was massive and analyzed over 400 million unique porn viewings. The whole article is fascinating, but one section stuck out to me in particular (my italics): Q: Why do women prefer stories and men prefer visuals? A: There are two reasons. Both come down to fundamental differences between the male sexual brain and the female sexual brain. One of . . . → Read More: Dominance and Vulnerability This is the first of a two-part series. In this post I will cover what the Madonna/Whore Complex is and argue against its impulses both from a pragmatic and philosophical point of view. For those of you who regularly rant against the state of the modern female, or how all women are stupid/cheaters/sluts/filthy/horrible, then you’re going to absolutely hate this post. Not that women are perfect little angels, but I’m going to be coming after the source of your anger and indignation. But I invite you to take a deep breath and keep an open mind. In the next . . . → Read More: The Madonna/Whore Complex This is a question science has been trying to tackle recently, with some mixed results. It’s a valid question: when women have so much more risk, biologically and socially, why are they still drawn to have one night stands with guys? One would think it’s in her evolutionary interests to force a man to commit in any circumstance, so why does she skirt the system so often? Studies have shown that the majority of women will have at least one night stand in their life, while a minority will have many. Why? A new study came out recently, . . . → Read More: Why Women Have One Night Stands Evolutionary Biologists . . . → Read More: Dancing Machine I will be doing a large post on a heated topic this week, but the article is taking longer than I expected. In the meantime, here are some little known but interesting factoids about men, women, sex and relationships. All facts are collected from various academic studies and surveys. Men and women born to older parents (parents over 30) are more likely to be attracted to older faces and less impressed by youth. For men, the attraction only relates to long-term relationships (i.e., if his mother was 35 when he was born, he’ll be interested in older women . . . → Read More: Little Known Facts and Statistics
Is monogamy screwed? My current view on monogamy is neither here nor there. I outright reject the conventional notion of soulmates/one-true-love/lifelong monogamy/live-happily-ever-after/etc. I don’t think it’s impossible, I just think it’s exceedingly rare and we’re not biologically pre-disposed to it. But at the same time, I don’t buy into the theses presented by books such as “Sex at Dawn” which aim to herald in some sort of neo-polygamist utopia and proclaim that humans are not only not monogamous in any way whatsoever, but that monogamy is purely a social construct for the purpose of controlling the masses, etc. Again, . . . → Read More: Conventional Monogamy in Trouble My favorite model for relationships comes from the work of anthropologist Helen Fisher. She’s dedicated decades of her life and her career to studying and understanding love, intimacy and relationships. This post will cover her Three Loves Theory (3L), a theory that I find incredibly helpful for understanding my own relationships with women. The premise of 3L is that not all love is experienced equally. Any one with a fair amount of romantic/sexual experience could tell you this: love doesn’t play itself out like it does in the movies; there are ups and downs, sometimes it comes faster . . . → Read More: The Three Loves |
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