Since creation, man has been an entity unto himself and woman has been his counterpart. First, God made man; then he made him a girlfriend. Men are the protagonists of our children's stories, the majority of our doctors, generals and CEO's, the president, Jesus, God, Allah and Buddha. All "men" are created equal. To deny that man is the dominant gender is to deny our vernacular, religion, culture and art.

It's no surprise, then, that men traditionally perceive themselves as fully functioning individuals with or without a partner. Men want and seek long-term companionship, but … Read More

Sleep—nobody gets enough of it. But while both men and women suffer from lack of sleep, they differ in what prevents them from getting sound rest. When we lay our heads on our his-and-hers pillows at night, social and biological factors come into play that keep a woman awake all night with a baby while her husband sleeps like one.

Estrogen: The Insomnia Hormone
In a spring 2008 Ms. magazine article, "Why We Can't Sleep," Gayle Greene wrote that 67 percent of women experience frequent sleep problems, though three-quarters of all sleep research has focused on men. According to Greene, who is … Read More

Call it a literal battle of the sexes: Researchers just revealed that the male Y chromosome is more evolved than ours.

The discovery—unearthed by a female MIT researcher—shows that the Y chromosome has advanced so much over the last 6 million years that there's now a 30 percent difference between the male genetic code and that of chimps, our nearest ancestor. For the rest of the human genetic code, there's only a 2 percent difference. Lemondrop: Lonliness May Be in the Genes

Naturally, the findings have men cheering and women scoffing in disbelief over the idea that males could possibly be … Read More

Major gender role changes are afoot, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. Men are increasingly marrying women who earn more money or have more education than them. The numbers say it all: In 1970, 4% of wives earned more than their husbands; In 2007, 22% did. Good job ladies!

Between 1970 and now, household incomes went up by 60% for married people and for single women; by contrast, single men only saw a 16% rise in household income. That's a pretty big gap, and it's happening for a number of reasons.

First of all, more women … Read More

Meredith Baxter's (aka Elyse Keaton of the '80s sitcom Family Ties) announcement that she began dating women 13 years ago, at age 49, has produced a firestorm of publicity (Alex P. Keaton's mom likes girls!), as well as some knowing nods from women around the world. Changing attitudes about gays, as well as the increased confidence that comes with age, has made mature women more comfortable about revealing their sexuality. Heightened awareness and a certain hipness associated with woman-on-woman action—think The L Word and Katy Perry's diddy "I Kissed A Girl"—point to lesbianism as a hot topic in mainstream America. … Read More

Our homeys at Asylum recently referenced a study revealing it takes the average guy seven months to say the three magic words: "Let's eat acid." Kidding, it's "I love you," of course, and the average woman takes eight months to say the same phrase. 

This news karate-chops stereotypes about a certain gender getting weak in the knees regarding certain feelings. In theory, both partners could say it at the same time, but in real life someone has to take off his/her proverbial clothes first… and that person is almost always me. Poll: When Do You Say I … Read More

From The Guinea Pig Diaries by A.J. Jacobs. Copyright c. 2009 by A.J. Jacobs. Reprinted by permission of Simon and Schuster, Inc.

In the course of all the life experiments I do for journalism, the most common theme of the e-mails I get sent is that my wife is a saint. These e-mails are sent by readers who are in awe of Julie for putting up with my biblical beard, or for tolerating the endless stream during my year of reading the Britannica. Often, they'll say that I owe her something for the suffering I've inflicted—precious stones, perhaps.

But a … Read More

Is Lady Gaga a hermaphrodite? It just might be true, per a scooter-stepping revealing sneak peak during a recent performance at Britain's Glastonbury festival. 

Admittedly, it's hard to tell both in the video below and in the picture to the left. Yes, she is not wearing much over her pelvic area. Yes, it is skin tight. But according to Bossip, Lady GaGa allegedly has already confirmed her dual-genderism, though the quote below is unsourced and thus somewhat dubious:

It's not something that I'm ashamed of, just isn't something that I go around telling everyone. Yes. I have both male … Read More

Are you familiar with the show True Blood? It's part of the vampire invasion of aught eight. The program features few of the cuddly and cute bloodsuckers from the Twilight series (though Bill Compton does have a lot in common with handsome Edward Cullen). These undead sons (and daughters) of the night are dark, dangerous and debauched. They care about two things: feeding and fornicating (not necessarily in that order).

Thanks to a synthetic blood developed by Japanese scientists, the vampires in the world of True Blood have come "out of the coffin" and into mainstream … Read More

I'm a man, which is supposed to mean that I'm not willing to ask for directions. But on this front, I've always been a little different. For the last nine years, my wife has been my shining directional beacon, a kind of sit-next-to-me Northern Star. When we lived in New York City, she would send me on the subway with yellow post-it notes that detailed the stops and transfers. Without these handwritten guides, I'd likely be penning this story as an emissary of the mole people.

But this year, I was given a Garmin global positioning system (GPS) as a birthday … Read More