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Mom! You know that boy who waves to me all the time and talks to me at my locker? He asked me to the dance today, and the dance is still two weeks off! I said yes! But I think I want to go with friends to the next one. How would I say no?
Wise Readers, Is love a choice~but only for women? Why are 100% of the ‘how can I make [name] love me’ letters from women? Should you marry someone who loves you more than you love them? And how can men simultaneously love longest…but get re-involved quickest? Read on!
Share Article Print Article Permalink tagged Dating, Evolutionary Psychology, Male Female Differences Dear Duana, Daniel and I are the same in just about everything, with one exception: I love him and want to marry him, and Daniel hasn’t made up his mind. We’ve been friends for a decade, and eight years ago he suffered heartbreak when his then-girlfriend dumped him to marry someone else…[He’s said he can never get over her and can’t love anyone else.] How can I make this into a lasting relationship, make him see we are perfect for each other, and get Daniel to reciprocate my love?
Share Article Print Article Permalink tagged Evolutionary Psychology, Love At First Sight, Male Female Differences Wise Readers, Evolutionary Psych explains why bodice-rippers sell, but why *this* particular one? Are people who are into bondage really any more damaged than anyone else? And…fantasy may not be real, but can it be really harmful? Read on!
Dear Duana, I’d like to hear you discuss a current oddity. Why has the book Fifty Shades of Grey reached such a crest of popularity? It’s badly written, the characters—such as they are—are unsympathetic, and the plot pushes women into a role we’ve spent centuries changing. The heroine is clueless, a willing victim to a hero who is cruel, scarred and without a single redeeming virtue. Yet the female readers of this mishmash are wild about it and have made it an ongoing best seller. I’d like your opinion on why that has happened and if the book’s popularity does say something about the women of today.
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