Do intelligent guys have better sperm?

I came across an interesting article about a recent study that suggests intelligent men generally have greater counts of healthy sperm than less intelligent men.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/10/do-intelligent-men-have-better.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/10/do-intelligent-men-have-better.html

The article also contains a link to another study that found women wanted smarter guys both for long term relationships and very short-term, physical relationships.  I have some doubts about this conclusion.

Exotic Italian Sports Cars Get Women Aroused

I came across an article discussing a study that found women were turned on by the sound of luxury performance cars:   

“A study commissioned by a phallically named insurance company proves beyond all doubt that the unbridled roar of an Italian supercar turns women on but the soft purr of a fuel-efficient econobox doesn’t stimulate anyone’s MPG-spot…

subjected 40 men and women to the sounds of a Maserati, Lamborghini and Ferrari, then measured the amount of testosterone in their saliva. He found everyone had higher levels of the stuff — a measure of their arousal — after hearing the revving exotics, but the amount the women had was off the charts…

To test the theory that high-performance cars get people hot, Moxon had 40 men and women  listen to recordings of the three Italian exotics and a Volkswagen Polo. Everyone had significantly more testosterone after hearing the exotics, and all of the women were turned on by the Maserati…

‘We saw significant peaks in the amount of testosterone in the body, particularly in women,’ Maxon says, noting that even women who said they had no interest in cars were turned on. ‘Testosterone is indicative of positive arousal in the human body so we can confidently conclude from the results out today that the roar of a luxury car engine actually does cause a primeval physiological response.’

As for the Polo? Everyone had less testosterone after listening to it. That means the acceleratus interruptus of a Prius going all-electric in traffic is automotive equivalent of skin flicks starring previous secretaries of state, despite General Motors’ claim that nearly nine out of 10 women would rather talk to a guy in a hybrid than a Porsche.”

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/weve-got-some-b.html

It wouldn’t have surprised me to find proof that seeing a luxury performance car made women more attracted to its owner.  Women are, after all, drawn to wealth.  But it was a surprise to find that the mere sound of these cars’ engines made women hot. 

The last part of the excerpt contains an interesting insight. GM claimed nine out of ten women said they would prefer to talk to a guy in a hybrid rather than a guy in a Porsche.  This confirms what I have long surmised: there is a huge gap between what people say they want and what they actually do want.  As psychological researchers say, it’s the difference between stated preferences and revealed preferences (those the person reveals by her action).

It’s like when someone asks women what they want in a guy.  Most women will give a short list that contains contains things such as being sensitive, having a great sense of humor, etc.  But when women pick guys they mostly don’t seem to be looking for these qualities.  They pick guys who are very good-looking, have money, or have game.   What watch they do and not what they say.

I Can’t Blame John Edwards

I’ve spent the past week trying to decide whether I want to weigh in on the John Edwards affair with Rielle Hunter.

I mean…another politician gets caught in an affair with another woman. He asks for forgiveness while his poor wife stands beside him in a laughable sign of unity. And my initial response is always the same…

BULLSHIT!!!

Let’s have a moment of truth, shall we?

There are two types of married men:

1) Those who cheat on their wives, and

2) Those who think about cheating on their wives.

And every single married guy will ask himself the same question before crossing that line into adultery…

…will I get caught?

You know Johnny Boy asked himself that very question. And you have to admit that Rielle looks pretty good for a chick in her 40s.

So John’s decision came down to this…

…be faithful to my plain jane wife at home or bang this vibrant blonde.

I think the decision is easy. Don’t you?

Will I get caught?

I imagine Johnny Boy will do a better job of checking the birth control angle before he decides to strap his freak on.

In the meantime, he can rub this episode in the face of a certain conservative commentator who happened to question his sexuality a few months ago (and also happens to be a hot looking babe).

So John Edwards…step up to the podium and tell Ann Coulter to go $%&^# herself.

What John Edwards Can Get Away With That You Other Guys Cannot

Roissy has a hilarious, but spot-on discussion of why John Edwards can not only get away with fathering a child by his mistress, but get his wife to cover for him by lying to the media:

John Edwards’ wife lies for him knowing he was fucking and impregnating a new age whore while she lay in a hospital bed with cancer.

Somewhere in America a dutiful beta husband was just served divorce papers and subsequent financial ruin for no reason he can discern except that he didn’t excite his wife’s loins anymore.

People sometimes ask why I so deliberately and unapologetically act in my own self-interest and take what I want.
Because I know the score.
And you should too.

Here’s the link.  Women, you probably shouldn’t click on it and read it.  It’s pretty raw and in-your-face.

http://roissy.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-incredible-pull-of-alpha-males/

Advice on ways to date extremely attractive girls

The always-interesting Roissy in DC wrote a post advising guys how to date “out of their league”, improving their chances of meeting a woman who is an 8, 9, or even a 10.  He has a lot of suggestions, but this one ties in with a theory I have:

A former fatty, by dint of her painful past dealing with the cold stares of indifference and sneers of cruelty, will be grounded and grateful for male attention. A former fatty’s mindset is still that of the fat girl she left behind – the mind changes slower than the body. The time to strike is when her memories are strong and her reconstructed body is tight. The fatter a former fatty was, the more appreciative she will be of your romantic interest … Caution: The longer a former fatty is skinny, the more her soul will twist into the corrupted spectre of a self-absorbed egomaniac princess.

http://roissy.wordpress.com/

I think he has a great point.  A woman seems to develop a self-image regarding her appearance.  If she is hot, she develops the hot self-image and she will almost always be harder to meet, and harder to deal with generally.   As the pickup artists would say, you’ve got to have serious game to get past her defenses and go out with her. 

I’ve noticed that women who were once hot but whose appearance has gone downhill with age often still have quite a bit of the hot-girl attitude.  I know one woman who was very attractive and popular for decades, but then gained fifty pounds within a year or so.  She still acted like she was extremely hot and guys should still be drawn to her like crazy. 

In a different section of the post linked to above, Roissy addresses women who are over a certain age.  He says they eventually become convinced that their appeal has diminished considerably and stop acting like 9s or 10s.  

One a side note: the worst situation is where you meet a young, hot girl, marry her, and then her appearance goes downhill but she still has the hard-to-deal-with hot girl attitude.   

Roissy advises guys to take advantage of the situation where this trend goes in reverse: the woman was once unattractive but is now very attractive.

The pleasure axis

I came across another interesting idea from the always-interesting Roissy in DC:

The pleasure axis measures the stimulation you feel from banging her and just generally looking at her naked…  Jumping from a 7 to an 8 adds more units of stimulating pleasure to the experience than jumping from a 6 to a 7 would add. Any girls 4 and lower and you’ll hardly notice the difference in pleasure…

http://roissy.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/i-cant-make-this-shit-up/

My sense is this is correct.  Does anyone else out there have an opinion?  This assumes that some of you readers have actually had sex with an 8. 

If you’re interested in this stuff I recommend the Roissy in DC blog.

Have You Ever Noticed…

…that women who are strongly opposed to pornography aren’t ones whom men want to have sex with in the first place?

The Reese Witherspoon Rules

…although I guess a better title would be “I Have The Pussy, Therefore I Get To Make The Rules”.

I’m not sure whether you’ve seen this, but there’s been this story making the rounds regarding Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal (you might know his visually offensive sister as being the lone negative to The Dark Knight which came out last week). Anyway, it appears that this happy couple has decided to live together with her two children.

One catch…

Reese has decide to impose a strict list of rules that Jake must live by if he wants to remain in her presence. These rules include:

• He must take off his shoes whenever he is in the house.
• The trash must be taking out when the can is three-quarters full.
• There will be no feet on the coffee table.
• The family will have daily discussion at the dinner table.
• No cursing is allowed.

Now I realize that these seem rather mundane, but here is the kicker…

Under no circumstances will plans be made without consulting the other.

Meaning poor Jake basically has to ask for permission before he gets to do anything. Now I have to ask…

Is any pussy worth that?!

Now I understand that relationships involve a series of give and take (mostly the men doing the giving and the women responsible for the taking), but to impose this type of list seems rather one sided. I could understand if this involved an incredibly hot woman, but REESE WITHERSPOON!!!

Now once poor Mr. Gyllenhaal agreed to these terms, his balls basically detached themselves from their cozy nutsack and rolled down each leg of his pants. He has willingly reduced himself to being nothing more than a lowly housepet who can’t take a shit without getting permission from his slave master.

If you’re going to put yourself in that position, why not just get married?

Six Dating Behaviors That Will Drive Men Away

I noticed this article recently entitled “Six Dating Behaviors That Will Drive Men Away”…

…honestly,

does anyone really suspect that this was written by a guy?

The six habits are:

1) Trash talking your ex – No guy is interested in hearing about the former asshole in their girlfriend’s life…until they become the asshole.

2) Paranoia runs rampant – Every single guy knows that women will freak out when they want to go out with the boys. It’s like their monthly visit from their Aunt Flo. We can deal with your needs. You need to get learn to handle ours as well.

3) Trash talking other women – Actually we’re secretly hoping for a hair pulling cat fight. Bikinis, mud or jello can be optional. We can be very flexible on this topic.

4) Fishing for compliments – This will be the most important lesson you learn on this blog. Guys are completely incapable of giving out compliments. If you think your man sincerely delivered a half assed attempt at a compliment (and most likely he just did)…run with it.

5) Clingy and possessive – This usually leads to you being alone and face first in a half gallon container of cookie dough.

6) Pushing friends to him – The last thing guys want is to be displayed as “The Boyfriend”. If you’re unable to like our friends, don’t expect us to openly and willing accept yours.

Honestly, I’m shocked that the real reason guys walk away from relationships did not make this list…

…withholding sex.

Now what did you think was the real reason behind the over 50% divorce rate in this country. It certainly wasn’t our strong faith in religion or family values.

Don’t You Ever Want To Get Married?

…um, no.

I had a male coworker ask me that question this afternoon. This was immediately after he mentioned that he was going to “some spa” with his wife for their fifteenth anniversary.

I asked him where they were going…

…he had no idea.

I asked how long they would be gone…

…he had no clue.

I didn’t bother asking him if him and his wife were going to the same place.

And then the bastard had the nerve to not understand why I will never get married.

Does the concept of freedom and making your own decisions evaporate once the words “I do” pass through your lips? Or is it the fact that married guys are so afraid of never getting laid again that they’re willing to trot obediently behind their Wife Masters like some mindless farm animal?

I told my male coworker that I cannot imagine being married fifteen years. My theory is that it is no different than eating the same type of breakfast cereal for an equal amount of time.

Except that the breakfast cereal doesn’t gain an extra thirty pounds and become an unbearable weight around your neck.