Brittany's Datingish

A Cherry-Popping Simulation Device? Really?

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:37:26 GMT

A new artificial virginity device has sparked controversy in Egypt where virginal brides are desired and premarital sex is severely frowned upon and considered taboo.

The device promises women that, when inserted, it will release a blood-like substance when penetrated, giving the illusion of having their cherry-popped on their wedding night. The debate that ensued boils down to this: an assault on traditional values versus the double standard against premarital sex for women. More Here...

Date Rape Drug Be Gone!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:09:22 GMT

Date rape is one of college's dirty secrets. When I was preparing to pack up and move out to school in Virginia, I was warned me about the consequences of binge drinking and the importance of studying, but no one ever said, "Watch out for date rapists!"

I guess the various ways of defending yourself from date rape are filed under the "Duh" category. Don't leave your drink unattended, travel in groups, don't go home with strange men. Nevertheless, something like one in four college women will fall victim to date rape or attempted date rape.

But now there is a tool to help women (and men) ward off the creepy men (or women) lurking in the shadows waiting to drop a date rape drug in your drink. More Here...

I Love True Blood, Therefore I Love Gay Men?

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:08:15 GMT

I'm ashamed to admit that I've been bitten by the love bug. And by love bug I mean vampires. True Blood has quickly become my new obsession, and as much as I would like to say that Edward doesn't do things to my heart, I can't deny that I've had a dream or two about him.

It's not something I'm proud of. There's no explaining why I find vampires so undeniably sexy. Perhaps it's their everlasting stamina and their dark and brooding nature. Who knows?

Apparently, Esquire magazine does.

According to them, it's not actually vampires I'm lusting after. It's gay men that I want in my bed. More Here...

The Hunt is Decadent and Depraved

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:18:32 GMT

Tomorrow is the day to end all days: The Hunt in Far Hills, New Jersey.

It's like the Kentucky Derby for Jerseyians. And I plan on celebrating it in the fashion of Hunter S. Thompson.

"It's a fantastic scene-- thousands of people fainting, crying, copulating, trampling each other and fighting with broken whiskey bottles..."

"We've come down here to see this [terrible] scene: people all pissed out of their minds and vomiting on themselves and all that... and now, you know what? [that's] us..."

"Total chaos, no way to see the race, not even the track...nobody cares. Big lines at the outdoor betting windows, then stand back to watch winning numbers flash on the big board, like a giant bingo game."

"Old blacks arguing about bets; "Hold on there, I'll handle this" (waving pint of whiskey, fistful of dollar bills); girl riding piggyback, T-shirt says, "Stolen from Fort Lauderdale Jail." Thousands of teen-agers, group singing "Let the Sun Shine In," ten soldiers guarding the American flag and a huge fat drunk wearing a blue football jersey (No. 80) reeling around with quart of beer in hand."

"No booze sold out here, too dangerous...no bathrooms either. Muscle Beach...Woodstock...many cops with riot sticks, but no sign of a riot. Far across the track the clubhouse looks like a postcard from the Kentucky Derby."

Complete and total debauchery in muddy fields. Nothing sounds more pleasing to me right now.

Why Do Women Have Sex?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:23:18 GMT

To me this seems like a pretty simple question to answer:

Because it feels good
To make babies
To get boys to like me (Kidding. I'm just kidding.)

But two University of Texas researchers wanted to dig deeper to find out what specifically drives women to go to bed with their partners. They conducted an online survey of more than 1,000 women ages 18 to 87 and found, to their surprise, that women aren't all that different from men. The researchers Cindy Meston and David Buss incorporated the findings into a new book, Why Women Have Sex.

Apparently, the number one reason that women have sex is because they are physically attracted to their partner and seek gratification. So for all those people out there that say men are pigs and only in it for one thing, swallow your words, we women do it too! More Here...

Follow Me on Twitter!

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:43 GMT

This weekend I was put between a rock and a hard place. Are there ever times you wish there was something slightly less direct than giving someone your number.

He said "Hello" to me at a bar. That was it. I knew nothing about him other than he had an charming Welsh accent, and that was enough for me to hand over my number. But for the next week he bombarded me with text messages, calls and voicemails. He wanted to take me on a date, but I barely knew him. Right then and there I regretted ever giving him my number.

This got me to thinking. In this tech savvy world, is it ever ok to withhold your number but give out your Facebook, Twitter, email or Myspace name in it's place? In my situation, I wanted to get to know him a little better before I dined with him. Something about seeing his Facebook profile and being able to control how much or little he could know about me would make me feel more at ease with eventually meeting up with him.

Have you ever told someone to friend you on Facebook or another social networking site before you gave them your number? Is that a dating faux pas?

Will You Be The Match?

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:18:38 GMT

I was recently asked by a friend to help get the word out about a friend who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After a very difficult treatment regimen involving her own stem cell transplant at M.D. Anderson in Houston, Katie went into remission. Katie was set to celebrate her 1st anniversary of being cancer-free and walking next week in Light the Night Walk, the annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society event to raise funds for lifesaving research.

In a terrible twist of fate, when she went back to Houston last week for her physical, Katie found out that her cancer had returned. She will now have to go through treatment all over again, only this time her doctors must turn to an unrelated donor match through the Be The Match Registry, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). But of the 13 million names of active donors worldwide, not one is a perfect match for Katie. More Here...