Weaving together convergent, frequently overlooked evidence from anthropology, archaeology, primatology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, the authors show how far from human nature monogamy really is. Seeing untold promise in new technology, he was a prime mover in the creation of the cable industry, helping to transform Time Warner Cable into a giant in the field. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads. The APA was the only major organization of health professionals to see no ethical problem with the torture program. When both hetero- and homosexual women and men wereshown erotic videos while their arousal was measured by checking how much blood flowed to their genitals, all groups were aroused equally.

Have you ever considered that you are most likely to read books whose message you already agree with? Edward Bleier, who brought Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and other Looney Tunes characters to generations of Saturday morning TV viewers before becoming a prime mover in the rise of cable television and the transformation of Time Warner Cable into an industry giant, died on Tuesday at his home in East Hampton, N. Women take longer to orgasm and can have sex longer to maximize potential partners for a successful impregnation. She has said we can have sex only at the weekend, but that it should not be planned as she prefers spontaneity. He was credited with achieving record-breaking sales of vintage movies and older television series, shown in reruns, annually surpassing the income those productions had earned when first released.Preface : a primate meets his match (a note from one of the authors) -- Introduction : another well-intentioned inquisition -- A few million years in a few pages -- pt. Instead of trying to fit in with her demands or negotiating time for intimacy, I think it would be best to try to take a look at the broader picture – which would ideally be done via couples counselling. Which brings me right back to the first paragraph and to the question: When you read these facts, what do you think?

Since the men did all the farming, the women lost their gatherer jobs, and were now stuck taking care of the children. Ryan and Jethá's central contention is that human beings evolved in egalitarian groups that shared food, child care, and, often, sexual partners. Human beings everywhere and in every era have confronted the same familiar, intimate situations in surprisingly different ways. Loving a single person more than anyone else is possible, but that doesn’t align your sex drive to only be aroused by that person.Poor, pitiful me -- The despair of millionaires -- Finding contentment "at the bottom of the scale of human beings" -- 12.

Similarly, since hunter-gatherers didn’t settle, they didn’t own much, neither possessions, nor “people” in the form oflong-term partners. It is very likely that your wife is making sex impossible because, in reality, she is tired, preoccupied or overwhelmed. I find myself getting tense at the thought of no intimacy and it can feel quite stressful as the weekend progresses. People want to know if their attraction for people other than their partner is a flaw in their wiring. The only way tomake sure was to get a woman to stay with him, which ended up in public scrutiny of women who had sex with different partners, violence against women and, of course, marriage.Homo economicus -- The tragedy of the commons -- Dreams of perpetual progress -- Ancient poverty or assumed affluence? Here, renegade thinkers Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá, while debunking almost everything we "know" about sex, offer a bold alternative explanation.