My thoughts:

• Researchers used advertisements as their medium which is skewed given it puts men and women into different moods which is to say that it’s not exactly a sexual medium.
• Being in great shape is what gives men confidence to ask women out. Whether mistaken or not, most men feel more attractive to you when they are in great shape.

I think this question all comes down to respect. Do your parents and friends love you enough to respect your decision?

It’s being speculated that Kanye West may have paid his ex-girlfriend over a million dollars as hush money to keep her quite about their relationship.

How much would you pay to keep your ex quite?

Post your comments below!

While you’re at it, why not let go of your hopes, dreams, and fears, as well? That you’ll be a huge success someday. That you’ll never be more than mediocre. That you’ll die alone. That true love will fix everything. That you’ll be happy when you lose the weight. That revealing your true feelings will turn people off. That you can do or be anything if you just apply yourself diligently enough. That the people with the money control everything. That you’ll meet the right person if you just rewrite your online dating profile to make yourself sound more interesting. Let it all go.

And your semantics, let go of those, too. That home is a certain place, or a certain set of people. That you have a favorite book, a favorite song, a favorite color. That you don’t like seafood, that you prefer cold weather. That you enjoy road trips, but hate flying. That there’s a certain type of person you’re attracted to, and a certain type you’d never date. That anything ever changes. That anything ever stays the same. Let all those ideas go.

That people are generally good, that people are inherently dishonest, that people from with certain nationalities or religious beliefs can’t be trusted. Let all those thoughts and opinions go. That global warming will kill us all soon anyway, that the hole in the ozone layer is closing, that life is not fair, that these are the best times and we’d better take advantage of them before.

Let me know how you plan on letting go of Lost or whatever!

If you’ve had challenges around this,  let me know what happened.

Attachment is a funny thing. We are attached to everything – our opinions, our identities, our beliefs about how things are, our beliefs about how things should be, our beliefs about who we are. We define ourselves by these attachments, and yet… what if you simply decided to let go?

What if you let go of your anger at the injustice in the world, and of your frustration that the next-door neighbors seem to work less and have more than you? What if you simply let go of your running tally of who has been good to you, who was never good enough, and who still owes you?

You could expand this idea, and start letting go of your thoughts about politicians, about celebrities, or about your co-workers. About your boss, and how you could do a much better job of running the company. About all the things you’re proud of having done, and all the things you regret. All your perceived accomplishments; all your perceived failures. Just let it all go.

What would it be like if you suddenly stopped hanging on to all your notions about how you come across to others? That you’re the kind of person who seems intelligent, who doesn’t eat meat, who is generous, who is shy, who enjoys live theater, who can’t hold down a steady job, who influences others, who is easy to get along with. That you’re the predator, the prey, the wallflower, the social butterfly. That you try your hardest but just can’t get a break. That you make it all look effortless. All those things you make sure people see in you – just let them all go.

Evan answers this perplexing question with an ounce of prevention. He says you should get a commitment from a guy before you have sex.

What “commitment” entails is up to you, but there’ no doubt you should get one before you get dumped!