Voices
CLAIRE
FALLON
HUFFINGTON
03.16-23.14
say any of the advice actually
seems useful or relevant to me, a
20-something in 2014.
Here are the 10 worst pieces of
dating advice from Marry Smart —
and trust me, there was plenty of
bad advice from which to choose:
“Potential buyers are unmotivated
if offered free merchandise, i.e.,
it’s the lonely cow that gives away
free milk.”
Women, do we really want to marry
the kind of guys who will only commit to a woman so they can finally
have sex with her? A man should
be choosing to be with you because he appreciates your company,
shares your values, and even, heck,
actually loves you. Besides, a 2006
study revealed that 95 percent of
Americans had engaged in premarital sex, and yet far more than 5 percent are married, so it sure seems
like a lot of guys are indeed investing in cows of their very own despite access to free milk. This suggests that most men have motives
other than finally obtaining sex
from a recalcitrant girlfriend when
they choose to take the plunge.
“If you’ve struggled with
obesity through most of your
teen years, then maybe surgical
intervention is a good idea for
you [...] If you’re going to go the
route of cosmetic surgery, do it
early enough to feel comfortable
in your new body before going
away to school.”
Advising overweight, but not necessarily unhealthy, teenagers to get
weight-loss surgery to slim down
for the college dating market?
That’s terrible advice both psychologically and medically. Doctors
typically recommend that weightloss surgery for teens should be
Marry Smart
is out now on
Gallery Books.