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Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Dudes try "dating Darwinism"

An author argues that angry young men are becoming assholes to try to get women.

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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 04:36 PM

    @Big Paulie

    "I was in the first generation (mid-60's) of young men wrestling with the changing expectations of women. It became obvious almost immediately that if I was myself, the right situation would eventually evolve. I did, and it did."

    I was in the same demographic in my single dating years, but my solution was different from yours: I moved to Japan. It worked. Oh my Buddha, did it work.

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