Quick, get me a head accident: "A devout Christian who said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography was awarded more than £3 million ($7.51 million) in damages." He got to fool around on his wife, he became a millionaire, and his cat-house behavior has been exonerated. A person doesn't often hit the trifecta.
This just in: More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past. Let me respond scientifically: I don't believe it. First, it conflicts with general anecdotal evidence I've "gathered" over the years. Second, I suspect it defines "sex" in a rather loose way. What kind of "sex" do lesbians and homosexuals have? Third, the folks who did the study have an agenda: they want to discredit abstinence-only programs, and they're sex-first types (check out their site). Fourth, their site doesn't make it easy to find this groundbreaking study (as of this posting, I haven't been able to find it at all--you'd think they'd make it easy to find, if it's so great). Fifth, starting with Kinsey, every study that has made an alarming claim about sex has been debunked.
That's it for now. The kids are stirring and the office calls. As compensation for the abbreviated post, I offer this little anecdote, which 90% of pre-marital Americans can appreciate:
"Coming up pregnant as a result of an affair with a man who deserted her, [Dorothy Parker] is said to have remarked, 'That's what I get for putting all my eggs into one bastard.'"
Joseph Epstein, A Line Out for a Walk.
