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Economics and Marriage: Making Sense of the Republican Agenda
What does marriage have to do with the political agenda of the Religious Right? Why are Republican Christians so united in their support for both conservative politics and “traditional” sex and marriage? To many non-believers, the two topics seem unrelated. Christians are sexual prudes, and Republicans are hyper-conservatives. It just so happens that most Republicans … Continue reading
Married Man Sex Life Primer
Fellow blogger and web-acknowledged sex god Athol Kay has released his book, ‘Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011.” I seldom recommend a book without reading it, but I feel comfortable at least suggesting that it’s worth giving a look. I’m ponying up for the $20 new price at Amazon, and that should tell you something. … Continue reading
Practical Non-Monogamy
Over the past week, I’ve devoted a great deal of time to the idea that humans are and always have been non-monogamous. Today I want to examine the possibilities and problems associated with openly practicing non-monogamy. Before I do, I must also throw in a caveat: I am not suggesting that anyone necessarily ought to … Continue reading
Marriage
If someone were to go through my entire blog and collect everything I’ve said about marriage, I’d come out looking as if I’m anti-marriage. I suppose to some degree I am. There are many trappings of marriage that I think are culturally irrelevant or even harmful in today’s world. I’ve written in some depth about … Continue reading
When Game Becomes Love
All the talk of “Game” and “Pickup Artistry” has me a little down. I feel like the foundation of Game is misunderstood. A lot of people immediately turn off when they hear that someone practices Game. Girls automatically think he’s just sampling all the goods at the local Pump n’ Dump Diner. Nearly everybody thinks … Continue reading
Dating and Value
As regular readers of my blog are aware, dating (mating) for humans is a competition. Men are competing with other men for the affection of available women, and women are competing with other women for advances from available men. The thing is, men and women are also competing. Dating and marriage/commitment are negotiated contracts, and … Continue reading
Relationships
I’m going a bit out of my normal range for this entry, but I’ve been inspired by my favorite relationship blogger, Susan Walsh. In a recent blog entry, a young woman asked for advice on how to handle a guy who’s perfectly happy with a situation that doesn’t “have a label.” For those of you … Continue reading
Dating, Mating, Sex, and Reproduction Part 1: What do Women Want?
Describing Humans The science of human nature lagged behind other hard sciences for most of the 20th century. There were several reasons for this. There was considerable resistance from the religious, who were still reeling from the widespread acceptance of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection. To them, quantifying human animals as if they … Continue reading
Myth, Sexuality, and Culture: Part 2: The influence of the church
Please read THE FIRST PART of this continuing series. Please read THE THIRD PART of this continuing series. The Influence of The Church I’m going to begin my survey more or less at the same time that the first Christian cults appeared, or around 55 CE. However, we need to make some observations about the state … Continue reading
The Monogamy Puzzle
The Monogamy Puzzle There are a lot of opinions roaming about the blogosphere regarding whether or not people are “supposed to be” monogamous. I’m going to try to take an in depth look at this topic from several points of view. Hopefully, by the time you’re done with this article, you’ll have some idea about … Continue reading
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