Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love Solving the Mystery of Attraction
, by Pease, Barbara; Pease, Allan
- ISBN: 9780307591593 | 030759159X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/12/2010
The international bestselling authors of "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps" deliver a practical, humorous guide about sex and love. This is a must-have book for anyone who wants to get the most from his or her relationship.
ALLAN and BARBARA PEASE are the most successful relationship
authors in the business. They have written a total of 15 bestsellers –
including 9 number ones – and give seminars in up to 30
countries each year. Their books are available in over 100
countries, are translated into 51 languages and have sold over
25 million copies. They appear regularly in the media worldwide
and their work has been the subject of 9 television series, a stage
play and a No.1 box office movie which attracted a combined
audience of over 100 million.
authors in the business. They have written a total of 15 bestsellers –
including 9 number ones – and give seminars in up to 30
countries each year. Their books are available in over 100
countries, are translated into 51 languages and have sold over
25 million copies. They appear regularly in the media worldwide
and their work has been the subject of 9 television series, a stage
play and a No.1 box office movie which attracted a combined
audience of over 100 million.
| Acknowledgments | p. v |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Looking for "the One" | p. 3 |
| How the Western World Got So Screwed Up About Sex | p. 5 |
| The Statistics | p. 7 |
| Sex on the Brain | p. 9 |
| Same Goals, Different Agendas | p. 10 |
| The Power of Love | p. 12 |
| The Biology of Love | p. 13 |
| Love At First Sight | p. 14 |
| Darwin Made Me Do It | p. 14 |
| Let's Stick Together | p. 15 |
| Why Lovers Are So Crazy About Each Other | p. 17 |
| I Get a Shiver Down My Backbone | p. 18 |
| I Can't Sleep, I Can't Eat | p. 19 |
| What Brain Scans Reveal | p. 20 |
| Might as Well Face It, You're Addicted co Love | p. 21 |
| The Geography of Sex and Love in the Brain | p. 22 |
| Why Men and Women See Love Differently | p. 24 |
| How Men's Brains Rate Attractiveness in Women | p. 25 |
| How Women's Brains Rate Attractiveness in Men | p. 26 |
| Why Lust Doesn't Last | p. 28 |
| What Happens When You Get Dumped | p. 30 |
| Summary | p. 31 |
| Straight Talk on Sex and Love | p. 33 |
| How Times Have Changed | p. 34 |
| How Humans Are Now Studied | p. 36 |
| Why Being Loved and Being in Love Are So Important | p. 37 |
| The Seven Types of Love | p. 40 |
| Our Love Maps | p. 41 |
| How Hollywood and the Media Color Our View | p. 42 |
| Why the Twenty-First Century Is Harder for Men | p. 44 |
| Summary | p. 46 |
| What Women Really Want | p. 47 |
| The Changing Needs of Women | p. 48 |
| Mamma Told Me, "Shop Around" | p. 49 |
| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | p. 51 |
| The Truth About What Women Want | p. 53 |
| Wealthy Men Give Women More Orgasms | p. 56 |
| The Top Five Things Women Want from Men | p. 57 |
| Commitment-Why a Man Should Give a Woman an Impressive Ring | p. 65 |
| The Last Ten Things a Woman Would Ever Say | p. 67 |
| Seven Simple Things Women Find Attractive In Men | p. 67 |
| Why No Woman Wants a Loser | p. 71 |
| Women Will Always Want Resources | p. 72 |
| Summary | p. 72 |
| What Men Really Want | p. 74 |
| How the Media Shape Men's Views | p. 76 |
| What Men Really Want | p. 79 |
| What a Man Will Do for Sex | p. 80 |
| Men Don't Think About Relationships | p. 81 |
| Decoding Manspeak | p. 83 |
| Men Seek Reproductive Value | p. 85 |
| Getting to the Point | p. 87 |
| What the Personal Columns Reveal | p. 89 |
| Why Attractiveness Has Become So Important | p. 90 |
| What "Attractive" Means | p. 92 |
| Take a Leaf from the Amazons | p. 93 |
| What Men Look for in Beauty | p. 93 |
| Our Universal Beauty Contest | p. 95 |
| Our Reaction to Attractive Faces Is Inborn | p. 95 |
| What Turns Men On-the 70% Hips-to-Waist Ratio | p. 96 |
| What Turns Men Off About Women | p. 97 |
| Physical Choices for Gay Men and Women | p. 98 |
| How Governments Have Become the New Husband | p. 99 |
| Summary | p. 99 |
| Wanted: Meaningful Overnight Relationship-Casual Sex | p. 102 |
| What Is Casual Sex? | p. 104 |
| A Definition of "Sexual Relationship" | p. 106 |
| Why We Have Casual Sex | p. 108 |
| How We Feel After Casual Sex | p. 111 |
| How Dads Influence Their Kids' Attitudes | p. 112 |
| How Many Partners Do You Want? | p. 112 |
| Sexual Fantasies and Casual Sex | p. 113 |
| How Gay Men and Women Look at Things | p. 115 |
| Summary | p. 116 |
| Your Place or Mine? Affairs and Cheating | p. 117 |
| What Is an Affair? | p. 119 |
| Your Cheating Heart | p. 120 |
| Why Affairs Happen | p. 123 |
| It Can Happen at Any Level | p. 125 |
| Why Women Play Around Less Than Men | p. 126 |
| Six Common Myths About Cheating | p. 127 |
| The Nine Different Types of Affairs | p. 129 |
| Why the "Perfect Affair" Is a Fantasy | p. 133 |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine | p. 134 |
| Eight Classic Signs of a Cheater | p. 134 |
| How to Handle a Cheater | p. 137 |
| Getting Things Right | p. 140 |
| A Guide to Recovery After an Affair | p. 140 |
| Four Vital Strategies to Avoid Becoming a Cheater Yourself | p. 142 |
| Summary | p. 142 |
| How to Find the Right Partner(s)-the Mating Rating Quiz | p. 144 |
| How Most Relationships Start | p. 144 |
| Matching with the Right Partner | p. 146 |
| Core Values and Beliefs | p. 147 |
| The Five Most Common "New-Relationship" Mistakes | p. 148 |
| The Mating Rating | p. 150 |
| The Mating Rating Quiz-How Do You Measure Up In the Marketplace? | p. 153 |
| How to Find a Great Partner | p. 165 |
| How to Change Your Love Life Forever | p. 166 |
| How to Play the Numbers Game with Your List | p. 170 |
| Who You Should Avoid | p. 173 |
| Clues About Mr./Ms. Wrong | p. 174 |
| When the Chemistry Is Wrong | p. 175 |
| The 9% Rule | p. 176 |
| Summary | p. 177 |
| Fifteen Mysteries About Men That Women Don't Understand | p. 179 |
| Why Men Wake Up in the Morning with an Erection | p. 180 |
| Why Sex Can Be Just Sex for Men | p. 181 |
| The Nothing Room | p. 182 |
| Why Men Are Obsessed with Women's Breasts | p. 183 |
| Why Men Won't Tell the Truth to Women About Sex | p. 184 |
| Why Men Love Curvy Women | p. 188 |
| Why the G-Spot Is Like a UFO | p. 189 |
| Why It's So Important to Men for Women to Initiate Sex | p. 189 |
| Why Men Get It So Wrong in Nightclubs | p. 190 |
| When Is a Man Ready for Commitment or Marriage? | p. 191 |
| Why Mature Men Wear Speedos in Public or Proudly Display a Potbelly | p. 193 |
| Men and Their Fetishes | p. 194 |
| What Men Worry About | p. 195 |
| Why Men Have Difficulty Saying 'I Love You' | p. 196 |
| The Top Five Questions That Frighten Most Men | p. 197 |
| Twelve Truths About Women Most Men Don't Know | p. 200 |
| What Women Want from Sex | p. 201 |
| Why Women So Rarely Initiate Sex | p. 204 |
| How to Make Women Want Sex More Often | p. 206 |
| Why Women Have Orgasms | p. 209 |
| Why Smart Women Are Often Fools in Love | p. 210 |
| Why Women Prefer Older Men | p. 210 |
| Why Women Want to Be Touched | p. 211 |
| Why Women Seem Distracted During Sex | p. 213 |
| How Women Perceive Sexual Aggression | p. 214 |
| How Women View Sexual Harassment | p. 214 |
| Why Women Fantasize About Bad, Bad Men | p. 216 |
| Why So Many Women Prefer Chocolate to Sex | p. 216 |
| Summary | p. 217 |
| Thirteen Tactics That Can Improve Your Mating Rating | p. 219 |
| Eight Things Men Can Do to Improve Their Rating with Women | p. 219 |
| How Men Criticize the Competition | p. 226 |
| Five Things Women Can Do to Increase Their Mating Rating | p. 226 |
| How Women Criticize the Competition | p. 232 |
| A Happier Future Together? | p. 234 |
| Married People Are Now the Minority | p. 236 |
| Are Today's Youth More Informed? | p. 237 |
| Why New Love Always Seems So Promising | p. 238 |
| We Are Definitely Differenr | p. 239 |
| Do Opposites Really Attract? | p. 241 |
| The World's Worst Lovers | p. 242 |
| How Women In Other Countries View Sex | p. 243 |
| Who Is Missing Out? | p. 244 |
| Put Your Finger on Your Sex Drive and Success | p. 245 |
| The Science of Future Love | p. 248 |
| Sniffing Out a Good Partner | p. 249 |
| Ten Reasons Why Sex Is Good Medicine | p. 250 |
| How So Many Were Fooled | p. 251 |
| Who Gets Who? | p. 252 |
| Why Evolution Is Probably Over | p. 253 |
| When to Discuss Problems | p. 254 |
| Summary | p. 255 |
| References | p. 259 |
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