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Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Attractive people have significantly higher I.Q.s than their frumpier counterparts. Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics, had 52,000 people ... Read more

 

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]]>London School of EconomicsLondonSchoolOfEconomicsSatoshi KanazawaSatoshiKanazawaJeremy Taylor2011-01-18T17:00:00+00:00Women in Their 40s Most Likely to Have Sex on First Datehttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/women-in-their-40s-most-likely-to-have-sex-on-first-date/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/women-in-their-40s-most-likely-to-have-sex-on-first-date/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/women-in-their-40s-most-likely-to-have-sex-on-first-date/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Women in their 40s are more likely to go all the way on a first date than their younger counterparts. A survey of 1,400 women between the ages of 20 and 49 by Men's Health found that 29 ... Read more

 

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]]>CougarsMens HealthMensHealthJeremy Taylor2011-01-11T17:00:00+00:00First Kiss More Memorable Than Losing Virginityhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/first-kiss-more-memorable-than-losing-virginity/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/first-kiss-more-memorable-than-losing-virginity/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/first-kiss-more-memorable-than-losing-virginity/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Most people remember about 90 percent of the details surrounding their first kiss, which is more than they remember about losing their virginity. This according to an upcoming book by ... Read more

 

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]]>First KissFirstKissSheril KishenbaumSherilKishenbaumVirginityJeremy Taylor2011-01-10T17:00:00+00:00Is Auctioning a Nude Photo of Your Wife for Big Bucks Creepy or Complimentary?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/andre-agassi-auctions-nude-photo-wife-steffi-graff/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/andre-agassi-auctions-nude-photo-wife-steffi-graff/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/andre-agassi-auctions-nude-photo-wife-steffi-graff/#commentsFiled under: , ,


OK, that headline obviously needs a bit of context. According to our friends at With Leather, Andre Agassi recently did something strange while participating in a charity auction in Taiwan. During the proceedings, Agassi suddenly announced that he ... Read more

 

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]]>andre agassiAndreAgassinude photosNudePhotossteffi grafSteffiGrafJeremy Taylor2011-01-10T15:00:00+00:00Women Are Increasingly 'Marrying Up'http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/women-are-increasingly-marrying-up/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/women-are-increasingly-marrying-up/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/women-are-increasingly-marrying-up/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. More women are marrying men who are better-educated than they are and have more earning potential than they do. A study by the Centre for Policy Studies, a think tank in England, found ... Read more

 

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]]>Catherine HakimCatherineHakimCentre for Policy StudiesCentreForPolicyStudiesMarriageMoneyJeremy Taylor2011-01-07T17:00:00+00:00Monogomy Linked to Drunkennesshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/monogomy-linked-to-drunkenness/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/monogomy-linked-to-drunkenness/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/monogomy-linked-to-drunkenness/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Monogamous societies drink a lot more than polygamous societies do. University of Leuven economists Mara Squicciarini and Jo Swinnen have just published a working paper which makes the ... Read more

 

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]]>alcoholdrunkenessmonogamypolygamyJeremy Taylor2011-01-06T17:00:00+00:00How Long Into a Relationship Should You Wait Before Having Sex?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/how-long-into-a-relationship-should-you-wait-before-having-sex/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/how-long-into-a-relationship-should-you-wait-before-having-sex/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/how-long-into-a-relationship-should-you-wait-before-having-sex/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Last week we wrote about a study that had concluded delaying sex for at least a month makes a relationship stronger in the long run. As some of the commenters on this site and our Facebook page emphasized, the study was conducted by researchers ... Read more

 

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]]>Jeremy Taylor2011-01-04T15:00:00+00:00Guy on YouTube Explains Women in Instructional Videohttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/youtube-user-explains-women-in-instructional-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/youtube-user-explains-women-in-instructional-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/youtube-user-explains-women-in-instructional-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Finally guys, someone has come along to explain everything we don't know about women. Unfortunately, that someone is a questionable "expert" at best. His name is apparently Jay Herrod and his only qualifications appear to be that he has been ... Read more

 

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]]>datingdating advicedating tipsDatingAdviceDatingTipsfunnyJay HerrodJayHerrodwomenyoutubeBrian Fairbanks2010-12-29T13:00:00+00:00Delaying Sex Improves Long-Term Relationshipshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/byu-school-family-life-delaying-sex-improves-long-term-relationships/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/byu-school-family-life-delaying-sex-improves-long-term-relationships/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/byu-school-family-life-delaying-sex-improves-long-term-relationships/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Not having sex for at least the first month of a relationship seems to make it stronger in the long run. Researchers from Brigham Young University's School of Family Life interviewed ... Read more

 

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]]>Brigham Young UniversityBrighamYoungUniversityBYUlong-term relationshipsLong-termRelationshipsmarriagesexJeremy Taylor2010-12-28T17:00:00+00:00Complimenting a Woman's Lips Is the Top Universal Pick-Up Linehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/badoo-compliment-womens-lips/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/badoo-compliment-womens-lips/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/badoo-compliment-womens-lips/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Women around the world respond best to compliments on their lips. The dating website Badoo analyzed close to 200,000 online interactions between men and women -- which took place in 10 ... Read more

 

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]]>Badoo.comclothingcomplimentsearslipsPick up linesPickUpLinesJeremy Taylor2010-12-27T17:00:00+00:00A Woman's Perspective on Ex-Girlfriendshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/a-womans-perspective-on-ex-girlfriends/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/a-womans-perspective-on-ex-girlfriends/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/a-womans-perspective-on-ex-girlfriends/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


It's a question as old as time: Can exes be just friends? Asylum's token girl has the answer for all you guys out there wondering why your girlfriend gets so freaked out about dinner with the ex. if(typeof ... Read more

 

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]]>ex-girlfriendex-girlfriendsrelationshipswomans perspectiveEmily McCombs2010-12-27T15:30:00+00:00Naughty or Nice -- The Ladies of SantaCon Have Dating Advicehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/santacon-dating-advice/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/santacon-dating-advice/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/santacon-dating-advice/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The holidays are supposed to be a joyous occasion, but, if you're single, they can be downright depressing. So when it comes to a little Christmastime dating advice, who better to ask than Santa? Asylum's Ryan Simmons visited this year's SantaCon ... Read more

 

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]]>datingdating adviceholidaysnew york citysanta claussantaconsantacon 2010Santacon2010Ryan Simmons2010-12-22T15:30:00+00:00Our Favorite Items of Clothing (That She Wants to Burn)http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/mens-clothing-women-hate/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/mens-clothing-women-hate/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/mens-clothing-women-hate/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Guys may appear shallow as we guzzle beer at a wet T-shirt contest, but the truth is we have depths that ladies cannot comprehend. Case in point: Men develop relationships with our shoes, jeans, hats, sunglasses and decades-old T-shirts covered in ... Read more

 

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]]>clothingmens fashionMensFashionRyan McKee2010-12-16T13:30:00+00:00Rich Women Prefer Attractive, Older Menhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/rich-women-prefer-attractive-older-men/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/rich-women-prefer-attractive-older-men/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/rich-women-prefer-attractive-older-men/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Women who have achieved financial independence seek men who are both older and more attractive, when compared to their less financially secure counterparts. Scottish researchers asked ... Read more

 

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]]>attractionfinancial independenceFinancialIndependencerelationshipsrich peopleRichPeoplewealthJeremy Taylor2010-12-14T17:00:00+00:0080 Percent of Married People Hide Purchases From Their Spouseshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/10/cesi-debt-married-people-hide-purchases-from-spouses/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/10/cesi-debt-married-people-hide-purchases-from-spouses/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/10/cesi-debt-married-people-hide-purchases-from-spouses/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze you drinking buddies with. Eight in 10 married people buy things that they don't tell their spouses about. According to a survey by CESI Debt Solutions, men are slightly more likely than women to engage in this ... Read more

 

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]]>CESI Debt SolutionsCesiDebtSolutionsdeceptionhidingMarriageMoneyJeremy Taylor2010-12-10T17:00:00+00:00Accessories to Attract Your Ideal Womanhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/accessories-to-attract-your-ideal-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/accessories-to-attract-your-ideal-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/accessories-to-attract-your-ideal-woman/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


It's fair to say dudes aren't as accessory-aware as the fairer sex. Whereas women will happily match their shoes to their handbag and agonize for hours over the most suitable necklace-belt-nail polish combination, many men regard a single earring as ... Read more

 

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]]>accessoriesattractionclothingfashionshoppingMatt Glazebrook2010-12-09T13:30:00+00:00Marriage Makes Men Nicerhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/marriage-makes-men-nicer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/marriage-makes-men-nicer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/marriage-makes-men-nicer/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Getting hitched makes a fellow less likely to indulge in antisocial behavior Researchers from Michigan State University tracked the marital status and instances of aggressive and illegal behavior by 289 pairs of male identical twins from the age ... Read more

 

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]]>aggressionbinge drinkingBingeDrinkingcriminal behaviorCriminalBehaviordeceptionmarriagemichigan state universityMichiganStateUniversityTwinStudiesJeremy Taylor2010-12-08T17:00:00+00:00Longtime Single Man Will Pay You to Find Him Wifehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/paul-guiterrez-can-anyone-find-me-a-wife/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/paul-guiterrez-can-anyone-find-me-a-wife/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/paul-guiterrez-can-anyone-find-me-a-wife/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week, Paul Gutierrez came to Asylum with an earnest plea: Could one of our readers find him a wife? The catch? Our bachelor is 38 years-old, has never had a girlfriend and his hobbies include breeding hamsters. While finding a woman for a ... Read more

 

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]]>bachelorbachelorsdatinglovemarriagemarriage proposalMarriageProposalweirdwifeWendy Rose Gould2010-12-08T11:30:00+00:00A Woman's Perspective on Birth Controlhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/06/a-womans-perspective-on-birth-control/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/06/a-womans-perspective-on-birth-control/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/06/a-womans-perspective-on-birth-control/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Condoms are a nuisance and a pain, but we all know they're necessary when having sex. Or are they? Check out Asylum's token girl's perspective on birth control and alternative methods to keeping your life baby-free. if(typeof ... Read more

 

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]]>advicebirth controlcondomspulling outthe pillwomans perspectiveEmily McCombs2010-12-06T15:30:00+00:00Love and The Force -- Asylum Investigates 'Star Wars'-Themed Weddingshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/star-wars-weddings/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/star-wars-weddings/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/star-wars-weddings/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


If you're still laboring under the impression that grown-up "Star Wars" fans can't get lucky, you obviously are unaware of the burgeoning "Star Wars"-themed wedding phenomenon. Around the world, people are pairing off in ceremonies evoking various ... Read more

 

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]]>geekgeek weddingGeekWeddingstar warsstar wars celebration vstar wars weddingsStarWarsStarWarsCelebrationVStarWarsWeddingsweddingsChip Carter2010-12-02T13:30:00+00:00