UPDATE - THIS WEEK'S ADVICE GODDESS RADIO MOVED TO MONDAY NIGHT, JAN 30: Dr. Gad Saad On Fast Cars, Engagement Rings, And Sex
Unfortunately, Gad Sad can't make it tonight. As I wrote to a good friend, "He has the flu and was throwing up all last night -- it's not like he decided to enjoy Montreal's fine January weather to go surfing on the St. Lawrence Seaway or something."
Monday night, January 30, Tonight, 7-8pm Pacific, 10-11pm Eastern, Dr. Gad Saad on our "consuming instincts" -- which is also the title of his terrific and most recent book: The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature.
Some questions we'll answer:
•How come you have to buy her an engagement ring and she doesn't have to buy you engagement golf clubs or an engagement boat?•Why do men's testosterone levels rise when they drive a Porsche?
•What happens when you give women that "sensitive and gentle" man they say they want?
•Why it isn't girl-on-girl porn that really turns men on, and which porn is most arousing to men. (And no, the answer isn't "any"!).
We'll also discuss what the research says about what seems to cause eating disorders, and perhaps suggest ways to present them -- and separate what the evidence says from the ideology and myths.
Link to my show with Gad Saad:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2012/01/30/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon
And, in case you missed my very popular recent show with low-carb pioneers Dr. Michael Eades and Dr. Mary Dan Eades, here's a link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2012/01/16/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon
And I got a lot of great feedback on last week's show with evolutionary sexpert Dr. Catherine Salmon, who cut through the political correctness on sex, porn, and "gender."
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2012/01/23/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon
>> Why it isn't girl-on-girl porn that really turns men on,
It isn't? It's usually badly acted, but as fantasies go that can't be beat.
Eric at January 29, 2012 8:28 AM
Eric, I really like it and it sounds like you do too, but my guess would be that most men get more turned on by guy-with-girl (or guy-with-more-than-one girl) porn because they can imagine they're the guy in the scenario.
Also, the phrase "really turns men on" doesn't mean that girl-with-girl doesn't turn men on. It merely means that other porn turns men on more.
JD at January 29, 2012 2:48 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/01/29/tonight_advice_3.html#comment-2944499">comment from JDYour guess is wrong, JD. Gad will be on Monday night with the answer.
Amy Alkon at January 29, 2012 8:06 PM
How is an engagement set of golf clubs comparable to a ring? Unless he's carrying them around all the time. The point of a ring is it is permanent, you wear it all the time, it says "I'm taken" to the world.
Nicole at January 29, 2012 11:08 PM
if the symbolism is the 'point' then does the ring need to be worth 2-6 months salary?
lujlp at January 30, 2012 6:10 AM
if the symbolism is the 'point' then does the ring need to be worth 2-6 months salary?
Only if the message is to tell the world, "I'm taken and THIS is how much he paid for me."
Danny at January 30, 2012 4:18 PM
Or "I'm taken, and this is how rich he is."
NicoleK at January 30, 2012 11:42 PM
... but for the record, my ring wasn't 2-6 months salary, and I'm very fond of it.
NicoleK at January 30, 2012 11:42 PM
You guys talking about rings might think about this: you won't really know how much it cost until you have to give it up.
Especially if you don't want to.
Radwaste at January 31, 2012 5:35 PM
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