Excuses, Excuses...

Bad economy may cause men to cheat; money stress can lead men to seek more sex partners 

University of Kansas study also says fear of death can trigger the urge to reproduce

Can an empty wallet lead to a cheating heart?

Cash-strapped men may feel a strong biological urge to seek out new sex partners, according to University of Kansas researchers.

It may be that they feel bad about themselves — or just that they’re wired to think like cavemen when faced with lack of food, income or fears that they’re not getting by.

“We’re biologically wired to reproduce, and the environment tells us the best strategy to use to make sure our genes are passed on,” said Omri Gillath, a social psychology professor at the University of Kansas told Science Daily.

A lot of it seems to have to do with fear of death.

After the researchers got a male study group thinking about their mortality, they had some of the men look at computer images of sexy women.

They then asked the other men to imagine dental pain.

Men showed a much stronger heart response to the sexy photos of females.

The researchers concluded that in times where men believed their very survival was at hand, they would desire other partners in order to reproduce.

“The economy today is giving us signs that we have lower chances of survival,” said Gillath. “There’s not as much money, we’re not sure if we’re going to have our jobs,” he said. “It’s like living on the savanna and discovering you don’t have enough fruit and the animals are scarce.”

While tough economic times may trigger the need to seek out new mates, it doesn’t mean you should.

“This is of course not a real, but a very temporary, superficial way to restore some of that lost self-esteem and power to provide,” couples therapist Dr. Ellen Casper told Men’s Health magazine.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/bad-economy-men-cheat-money-stress-lead-men-seek-sex-partners-article-1.1019143#ixzz1lr5O7MAS

Classy or Trashy?

Derek Jeter sends his one-night conquests off with a gift basket of autographed goodies.

Read more here: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/jeter-gives-gift-baskets-to-one-night-stands.html

What do you think about this? I'm actually having a hard time deciding if it's a good thing or bad. I'm leaning towards it being okay. If you choose to go forward with being one of his one-night-stands, at least you get a prize at the end of the night. I will not choose to be one of those girls... so it's a non-issue for me! :)

J Bieber, first name, last name

So we are about 2 weeks out from J Bieb's paternity test. Honestly, I cannot believe that SHE could be the mother of his baby. She looks pretty trifling to me. But, boys will be boys. There is a part of me wondering if I am just hoping he isn't that stupid. Thank goodness he is going for the paternity test, because that has me "beliebing" (omg, I just used that) that he isn't the father.

But to think he's seriously a virgin. Not so sure I will jump on that bandwagon. Now that Selena is over 18, I can admit that I think she's hot. But I do not think that she and Biebs haven't done it. How many people over 18 do you know that haven't done it?

I guess only time will tell about the whole Daddy Biebs scandal. What do you think?

Personally, I think he will prove her wrong and she will totally be busted with statutory rape. Booyah.

Scandy!