Relationship Issues
Mate Value of High-Income Men: Seeking Arrangements and the Erotic-Economic Bargain
"You can lose a lot of money chasing women, but you will never loose women by chasing money." ~ Chris Rock -- I Think I Love My Wife Evolution and Behavior published (September 2021) a recent study by Rosemary Hopcroft 1 that confirms that...
First Principle: Acknowledge Male-Female Differences
As I prepare to address issues of sexual orientation and fluidity (see Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Presentation, and Biological Sex), it seems appropriate if not necessary to review “first principles” related to my mission and central message, including:...
Side-Swiped: Evolutionary Mismatch and Sex Differences with Mobile Dating
“With the rise of the mobile dating app, we are in evolutionary unprecedented waters.” ~ Justin Garcia, Kinsey Institute Set in the cities and college campuses of Austin, New York City, Santa Cruz, and Plainfield, Illinois, HBO laid bare the...
Want An Equal Marriage? Then Date As Equals
Based on “If You Want a Marriage of Equals, Then Date As Equals,” by Ellen Lamont in The Atlantic, February 14, 2020.“I know it feels counterintuitive…..I’m a feminist,” the first woman said. “But I like to have a guy be chivalrous.” Heterosexual women with...
Addressing Barriers to Female Sexual Pleasure – Let’s Get Educated
“Think outside her box.” ~ Ian Kerner, PhD., She Comes First Prologue Part of the mission of Mating Straight Talk is to explain and demonstrate the evolved behavioral sex differences between men and women. Sex differences in mating strategies and modes of sexuality...
Why Women Are Bored in Monogamous Relationships
“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.” ~ Mae West In my last post, (Turn Off the Brakes! Making the Most of Responsive Desire), I shared the advice Emily Nagoski gives to couples to improve their sex life. Nagoski and other sex educators...
Turn Off the Brakes! Making the Most of Female Responsive Desire
Sexuality, Women’s Issues, Relationship Issues, and Tips for Couples In her landmark book, Come As You Are, Emily Nagoski describes the central sexual response mechanism in the brains of men and women. There is a sexual excitation system (SES) or “accelerator” that...
Once the Flirting Is Over – Humor in Ongoing Relationships
It was the way you laughed….I knew I wanted that in my life. ~ R.M. Drake Humor is valued for mates worldwide. There is abundant cross-cultural evidence that being funny makes you more desirable as a mate, especially if you are a man. Humor production by men...
“Men Do Everything To Get Laid” — Tiger Woods and Sexual Selection
Male status aspirations and power displays are a result of their adaptive success in attracting women. I recently watched the HBO documentary on Tiger Woods. I found it captivating. The return and redemption of Tiger Woods is a modern-day hero’s journey with unique...
Why Do Men ‘Go Down’ On Women?
Most men love to go down on women to whom they are attracted because the female vulva inspires their desire—their lust. Female genitalia are attractive to most heterosexual men. Very few things in nature can attract and captivate a man more than a woman’s labia and...