Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at first but after a while I can’t stand it. Why does this keep happening? Macho Man Lover Dear Macho Man Lover, Macho men have a lot of attractive qualities mixed in with the unattractive ones. All ...
War, border tensions, street violence — all of these maladies are caused by the male sex drive, say psychologists. A new study supports the “male warrior hypothesis” that men evolved to be aggressive, especially towards outsiders. Researchers say that males needed to be aggressive in order to get the girl and reproduce. So through natural ...
Here in the modern world, it’s nice to maintain healthy, adult relationships with people we’ve slept with. Whether it’s a colleague you had a not-so-secret-but-not-terminal fling with, or an ex who became a friend, or someone you once drunkenly intercoursed with at your friend Sally’s birthday party in Bangkok. Because we’re all sensible, forward thinking ...
While the world has been busy obsessing over female hormones and growth, we have missed out on a huge problem affecting us in a different way. Forty percent of men over the age of 45 have a testosterone deficiency. Uh oh. Aside from the expected irritability and loss in strength, almost all of the symptoms ...
Appearance may seem like the number one factor when choosing a mate, but we can’t underestimate the importance of voice. Sound has a huge impact on attraction. Say you had to choose between Gilbert Gottfried and Heath Ledger. One has an extremely high-pitched voice and the other has a low-pitched voice. Who would you choose? ...
Your husband may think he’s not ready to be a father, but once he is, his body will clue in and make sure the job is done right. Researchers looked at 624 men in the Philippines for 4.5 years and discovered that they had lower levels of testosterone after the birth of their children. Why? ...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Wait. Whatever it is, it doesn’t really matter. Your job has already been predetermined. Scientists are now saying that “a person’s exposure to certain sex hormones in utero strongly predicts career choices made later in life.” The more testosterone you get while you’re cozy inside ...
Attempts have been made to map out the mysteries of female pleasure, but women’s sexuality continues to evade art and science. Mind you, art has put in a valiant effort. Films have given us a representation of female pleasure that is so desirable we can’t help but cross our fingers that it’s real. Just as ...
Polygamy is outlawed in many nations for multiple reasons. One of them, a scholar explains, is a link between monogamy and democracy. Get ready to get pissy, ladies. Apparently, since the first sun rose over Mount Olympus, men in democratic nations have been expected to have only one wife. For, in a democracy, all men ...
It’s always been accepted as a given that women are more weepy than men. It’s just the scapegoat that changes. Women are hormonal, PMS-ing, menopausal and overall more delicate than men. Men learn to control their tears. Their fathers, peers, siblings and even women might think they’re pansies if they don’t. We all know that ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
