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Category Archives: Sex
Beauty Is Not In The Eye Of The Beholder, Bitches
I have the most generous scale of any guy I know. So when I say a girl is a 6.5, I’m not being harsh, I’m being generous. My male friends give me a hard time for finding many plain women … Continue reading
What Makes It Easier Or Harder To Date Someone?
My first test for dating is my intuitive level of comfort with someone. When I’m comfortable, it’s easier for me to be honest, and for her to be honest, and everything just works easier that way. I usually feel quick … Continue reading
The Smoking Hot Latina
I met this smoking hot Latina with glasses and bosoms. She’s 32 years old and a grandma. She pushed out her first baby when she was 11 and now her unmarried baby’s had a baby. From Reddit: “My mom insisted … Continue reading
What Creates A Sex Addict?
I was struck by these few sentences by Patrick Carnes in his groundbreaking book on sexual addiction called “Out of the Shadows“: Addicts report that as children they felt desperately lonely, lost, and unprotected. Not only was there a lack … Continue reading
The Case Against Masturbation
More than two months ago, I gave up masturbation. (About 16 years ago, I gave up promiscuity and about two years ago, I gave up porn and any kind of visual aid to masturbation.) In 1990-1991, I gave it up … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal, Sex
Tagged erotic thoughts, fantasy land, hot woman, masturbate, sobriety, time on my hands
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WP: Skin is wearing thin on HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
My first comment on this Washington Post column is that skin never wears thin for men so long as the skin is of young, attractive and new women. As for the complaint about the lack of nude men in the … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Sex
Tagged constant reminder, culture creators, male gaze, onion av club, sexposition, substantial sums
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What Is ‘Financing For Reproductive Health’?
The New York Times is talking about abortion. Quite a euphemism — “reproductive health”. NYT: “Despite the busy national debate over contraception and financing for reproductive health, Sex Week at Harvard (and elsewhere) has veered away from politics, emerging instead … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Sex
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Men Want To Procreate Before They Protect Before They Provide
On Dennis Prager’s radio show April 18, 2012, Alison Armstrong said: “If a woman asks her man for something, he might go, we can’t afford that. Protect comes before provide. If he’s protecting his own resources, that will trump his … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Armstrong, Dennis Prager, Marriage, Sex
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The Mysteries Of Male Sexuality
In the Spring of 1999, Dennis Prager gave a series of four lectures on male sexuality at the University of Judaism. Here are some highlights: I talked to other guys and I realized I was in the normal range of … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Judaism, Marriage, Sex
Tagged Dennis Prager, harvard divinity school, hebrew bible, hebrew university, male sexuality, university of judaism
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Negotiating Your Way Through Jewish Dates
I found this video brutal. For a little while, it was funny. Then it became depressing. But it’s an accurate look at love in the secular world. I like Ilana Angel’s new photo. The old one kept me from reading … Continue reading