I’m not sure if I agree with that. Some women will be in full bonding mode, but others will stay only until the next thing comes along. It’s been noted that most of the divorces and relationship break-ups are initiated by women nowadays. This may be partly what is contributing to the modern dynamic between men and women of strife and enmity.

Dan

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Thinking back on it, I was always quick to full self-disclosure. The men who fell in love with me said they liked my honesty, which seems to run counter to the argument that one should hold back in romance. Maybe I was more “complex,” and so despite my inability to hold things back, there was still more pieces of the puzzle for them to uncover.

I think in general, at least in the earlier stages of a relationship, guys are less likely to disqualify a woman than vice versa. Especially if (a) she’s hot and (b) they haven’t had sex yet. Of course after sex has been had and the relationship has gone on a while, this dynamic gets reversed and the women will be more likely to stick around no matter what.

Fredrik:

based on the Swedish people I’ve met along with what I’ve read of Sweden, I’ve become curious about visiting there. Also it’s not that typical a vacation destination for Americans, which made me even more curious.

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I did quite a bit of online dating in my youth (I’ve been online since I was 12), and the first man I fell in love with had such an aura of “mystery” about him. Everything he told me was in snippets. He listened to Bad Religion, but what other bands did he like? He slept with a lot of women, but why does he never talk about it, or them? How can I find out more about him when he seems to never be around? I didn’t even see a picture of him until two years after I had fallen, but I stalked everyone that he talked to in order to find out more. I was obsessed with him in a very juvenile, angsty — and yes, irrational — way. I simply had to know more.

Thinking back on it, I was always quick to full self-disclosure. The men who fell in love with me said they liked my honesty, which seems to run counter to the argument that one should hold back in romance. Maybe I was more “complex,” and so despite my inability to hold things back, there was still more pieces of the puzzle for them to uncover. I had a “story of my life” that I would tell to anyone who was willing to put up with me, but I held the ultimate prize (to men, that is) of my body at an arm’s length until I knew for sure that he loved with me. And I was intuitive enough even as a high school girl to know when a man truly was in love.

P.S. I love commenting, but I can’t take up blogging. No, never again will I write an online journal.

I’m insulted! I was going for “shamelessly blatant” attempt at comment whoring, not underhanded!!

The worst is how I actually ended up with an extra copy of the book. I went to the bookstore a few months back, noticed the book, and bought it. Last week I went back to the bookstore, noticed it again, forgot I already saw and bought it, and ended up buying it again. Didn’t realize my goof until yesterday after I lose the receipt. Sadly, I accidentally re-buy things a lot so there may be more of these contests to come.

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that being said, ill bite. i like this blog.