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I went back to college this week and discovered that old fashion dating is out.
College students tell me it's all about "hooking up" and having "friends with benefits".
Men and women are skipping courting each other & they're jumping straight into the sack--no strings attached. The college girls I spoke with, tell me they are totally cool with these arrangements.

But are they really??? Not if you ask Dr. Miriam Grossman, a psychiatrist at UCLA. She says women are often left hurt and confused after a sexual hook up. According to Grossman, when women have sex, they release a hormone that promotes bonding/feelings of attachment. She says that's why women have such a difficult time after sexual hookups.

So why do women continue to engage in such risky behavior? Well, Grossman says political correctness is to blame for so many women acting promiscuously. The PC message being that women are equal to men and therefore, can sleep around just like men. But Grossman says women are NOT EQUAL to men.

What do you think? Is political correctness to blame for so many sexual hook ups? Are women more vulnerable than men when it comes to sex?
And what about guys....why don't they get attached? Or do they?


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Gina

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TRUTHGUYSinLA read my blog view my photos
Feb 28, 2007 | 9:40 PM

I think I am going to go back for my PHD.... just kidding/

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 1, 2007 | 8:13 AM

I have observed the same instances years ago. What ever happened to good old fashioned dating? Well it all depends upon the person, the age and other factors, such as morals and values.

College students told you that it is all about "hooking up" and having "friends with benefits". Well that is only if you are loosed regardless to if you are a male or female, and you don't care about AIDS or other un-curable STD's. Many kids/young people do not think about those consequences until it is too late and then you cannot turn back the hands of time and you want to blame everyone else for your mistakes because you wanted a friend with benefits and the benefits were detrimental.

It is sad that men and women are skipping courting each other (get to know each other first. At least find out the persons first and last name along with their true age). As far as them jumping straight into the sack--no strings attached, have any of these young people been in a positive relationship, I know that this is the real world and not Cinderella's world, but there are still a few good apples out there why rush and die early.

The college girls that you spoke with, tell you they are totally cool with these arrangements, that is only until they become pregnant, contract an STD curable or otherwise or either become a stalker or fatal attraction or get stalked or fatal attracted against.

These individuals are not really happy because they are trying to find out what they really want themselves, and temporarily voiding that hole is what they feel satisfies them. Yes, Dr. Miriam Grossma

beepbeep read my blog view my photos
Mar 1, 2007 | 9:09 AM

Dear Gina,

Sexual promiscuity might start at home, which
is where children become sexually desensitized by their environment.

Because of this, children are developing or entering puberty at a younger age, which is a sexual attractant to other kids their age.

In high school, health/sexual development teachers instruct students all about the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

Oral sex and masturbation is suggested as an alternate to intercourse in order to maintain virginity and to avoid the peccadillos of an STD. This is discussed in length in classrooms all across the country.

I think that this instruction sends the message that blow-jobs and self-gratification are O.K., which I totally agree with.

So, If I were a student sitting in a classroom being taught this, then I would probably want to go out into the real world and practice what was being preached.

In a world of instant gratification and impatience, old-fashioned dating is time consuming, expensive, and just gets in the way.

Don't get me wrong, I would rather prolong the sexual experience by formal dating, which makes the final outcome much... much more intense.

It is the difference between men and women, not the sameness, that creates the tension and the delight.

Another great topic!

beepbeep read my blog view my photos
Mar 2, 2007 | 9:30 AM

Why is godzgirl's blog duplicated and in both instances and only shows half of her comment? That's why I log on to MYFOX L.A. to see what other people are thinking. With only half of a response printed I'll never know what she is thinking. Or anyone else for that matter.

Gina Silva's blog has four comments but only shows three. Where is the fourth blog?

When people take the time to write these things, the least MYFOX L.A. can do is print it properly for everyone.

beepbeep read my blog view my photos
Mar 2, 2007 | 9:33 AM

Thank's webmaster. That's more like it. But where is the rest of godzgirls blog?

I wanted to know what she had to say about Dr. Miriam Grossman...

CoolGuy read my blog
Mar 3, 2007 | 9:46 PM

Well im in college right now and i would love to hook up and do all that fun stuff but i'm taking 20 units and i work. I really dont have time for "hooking up" even if i want to. Most the guys and girls who do "hook up" usually are either frat guys or rich girls who have this insane notion that college is just about having fun. Yeah im sure others do it too, but from what i have seen in my school its usually the wealthier kids who are into the hooking up more so than others...
When i finish school i plan on making up for lost time by going to college parties, clubs, and frat houses. Because from what i hear its really easy to "hook up" with naive college girls who think its fun to have one night stands.
I wouldnt mind because frankly i dont want any serious relationship with a girl i hook up with. I rather get into a serious relationship with a girl who shows self respect and is willing to go out on dates and get to know me.

But i blame the lack of female role models for the increase in hook ups among women. I mean girls today have no one to look up too. Most clebrities are either famous for sex tapes or showing off their body. So most grow up thinking all they can do is have sex and look pretty. I dont mean to sound like a jerk when i say that but thats my opinion.

I mean as a guy i cant complain, its a great time to be a guy because of easy hook ups, womens fashions that leave nothing to the imagination, and dry humping being considered a dance,etc.... but i really hate to think that someday in the future if i have a daughter that she will have to grow up in a wo

CoolGuy read my blog
Mar 3, 2007 | 9:50 PM

In continuation to my last post.

I hate to think that if ever i have a daughter she will have to grow up in a world where all she sees are women being objectified as sex objects.

Omnislash read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 12:15 AM

there's a limit to the number of characters that can be in any one person's comment... if you want more, gotta split it into two for now. something to be dealt with in a future iteration.

now back to the real topic...

p.s. good to have you here, gina! : )

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 10:38 AM

Gina, it would be nice to incorporate the rest of my comment, because I did not think to save it. Please share it with everyone else evenif you have to split it into 2 correct parts (SMILE).

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 11:25 AM

For those who are interested in my comment, here is something close to what I said until Gina and Fox News incorporate the rest, and who knows this may have been better.

Part 2
Yes, Dr. Miriam Grossman is correct when she states that women are often left hurt and confused after a sexual hook up, because they have become emotionally attached and this is why women have such a difficult time after sexual hookups. Many women continue to engage in such risky behavior because once again they are trying to fill in that void. Many women unlike many men want to be held, cuddled, kissed and wanted, they have a need for affection.

Grossman says political correctness is to blame for so many women acting promiscuously. I feel this is true with the help of the media, models and other celebrities. Reality check this is the real world and everyone does not have a HOLLYWOOD-BEVERLY HILLS type lifestyle, many of us have to work for a living in order to survive.
The PC message being that women are equal to men and therefore, can sleep around just like men is not politically correct. I am not trying to force the issue of religion upon anyone but why is it that the word JEZABEL is in the Bible with a negative connotation directed towards women and not men? Why do women suffer during childbirth and other aspects of feminine life? Why are women vulnerable to men regardless to how masculine some women would like to be? WOMEN are NOT EQUAL to men, and in many cases this is what leads to “STALKERS” and “FATAL ATTRACTIONS,” and in many cases for women “DESTRUCTION” or even “DEATH.”

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 11:27 AM

Part 3

Gina asks, what do we think? I think that females as well as males should be cautious of their sexual hook-ups and not rush into things, because life is precious, life is dear, and we don’t want death to linger too near. AIDS nor any other incurable disease is not worth being able to enjoy life cautiously. Those diseases do not discriminate against one because of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, creed or anything else.

Gina asks, is political correctness to blame for so many sexual hook ups? Once again the media and images that are portrayed on television and in videos are to blame for much of the promiscuity displayed today. This is not Alice in Wonderland or the Story of Cinderella and there is no Prince Charming is going to save many women or girls from being able to turn back the hands of time. Don’t get me wrong, there are men that are victims also, but women more likely than men are vulnerable than men when it comes to sex, and many times either do not see it, do not care, or just do not have any respect or self-esteem about themselves.

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 12:14 PM

College Guy,
There is nothing wrong with college and I wish you the best of luck on your educational endeavors, however, I would like to know, why do frat guys or rich girls have to be a target of a stereotype? I am not saying that it is politically incorrect, but let us look at our choice of words. There is nothing wrong with having fun tastefully. Oh and try taking 26 units working a full time job, raising 3 children and taking care of a household. That part of your life I am not impressed with, most people that have a life do not have time to “get into trouble.” Do not take this personally, but that is just my opinion.
These are your words, “Because from what I hear it’s really easy to "hook up" with naive college girls who think its fun to have one night stands. I wouldn’t mind because frankly I don’t want any serious relationship with a girl I hook up with.
Now to me, as a full grown adult female, this makes you look bad, because I interpret this as you not having respect for women or yourself, making good men and women look bad, or making good men and women that make mistakes as human beings look bad. You know 20 years ago, I watched a female acquaintance go through this (at the time she was 23), and a male friend of mine pulled her to the side and told her not to degrade herself in such a manner, because she was a beautiful and smart young woman that had more potential at doing positive things than what she was doing.
You stated that you would “rather get into a serious relationship with a girl who shows self respect and is willing to go out on dates and get

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 12:16 PM

Part 2 College Guy
to know me. “ Well why would you stoop to the level of having a cheap thrill, a feeling for a minute and the opportunity to catch AIDS? I keep using this analogy because a friend of mine died 4 years ago from AIDS. We were not intimate just friends but I am still in shock because he did not seem like the type of person that would be promiscuous in his early 60’s. I am still in shock and so are many others that knew him. AIDS is no joke and it is something that I do not take lightly.

You stated that you “blame the lack of female role models for the increase in hook ups among women. I mean girls today have no one to look up too. Most celebrities are either famous for sex tapes or showing off their body. So most grow up thinking all they can do is have sex and look pretty. I don’t mean to sound like a jerk when I say that but that’s my opinion.” Well to me you do sound like a jerk and there is nothing wrong with a person voicing their opinion so now listen to mine. It is not necessarily the lack of female role models because males can be positive role models also. I would say that it is the lack of morals, values, self-esteem, and self-respect for one’s self. There are some teachers, ministers, church members, neighbors, peace officers, news reporters and other people within your community that can be potential role models that you may not even realize are role models until you have developed that maturity and sense of understanding in life.

You also state that you “mean as a guy I can’t complain, its a great time to be a guy because of easy hoo

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 12:17 PM

Part 3 College Guy,
You also state that you “mean as a guy I can’t complain, its a great time to be a guy because of easy hook ups, women’s fashions that leave nothing to the imagination, and dry humping being considered a dance, etc.... but I really hate to think that someday in the future if I have a daughter that she will have to grow up in a wo…
You know, whey back when, Christopher Columbus and King Louis the 14th as well as others died from Venereal Disease, because they did not have a cure for circumstances such as those, just like they do not have a hands on cure for AIDS? Is it really a great time to be a guy when many times it is the guy that passes along things to females that do not even know that they have anything because many times females do not experience the symptoms as expeditiously as men? Teach you daughter to respect herself as well as others. Teach her to obtain an education and become a self sufficient and independent woman that does not have to rely upon anyone but herself, because it will be her that paid for her house, car, furniture and fulfillment in her life. Teach her that many times cute is a curse (look at the media), and when you become an old wrinkled prune how is cute going to feed you and pay the bills? Teach her that many of the images on television and in HOLLYWOOD are fallacious. Teach her to be true to herself and love herself both inside and out and that she will be love for her inward beauty and not some fictitious story tale.

Arky51 read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 1:31 PM

Dating just sets you up for divorce, you know.

Go steady
It goes sour
Break up
Mope around a while
Get tired of moping
Find someone else to go steady with
repeat . . . repeat , , ,repeat.

Get married
Go on honeymoon
New wears off
Learn who you're REALLY married to
Love feelings get weak
Separate
Divorce
Mope around a while
Get tired of moping
Find someone else to marry
repeat . . . repeat , , ,repeat.

Why go throu all that?
Just hook up and you can be as shallow as you want to be.

CoolGuy read my blog
Mar 4, 2007 | 2:57 PM

godzgirl
You bring up some good points. And yeah i reread my post and i sound like a total jerk, and i probably am, im not arguing with you there.
But its not that i dont respect women but some times its hard when most the women i talk to at school are women who brag about getting so drunk they dont remember what happened the night before or how they woke up where they did. I know not all women are like that but after hearing so many women talk like that i begin to think otherwise.

CoolGuy read my blog
Mar 4, 2007 | 3:00 PM

godzgirl
"Teach you daughter to respect herself as well as others. Teach her to obtain an education and become a self sufficient and independent woman that does not have to rely upon anyone but herself, because it will be her that paid for her house, car, furniture and fulfillment in her life. Teach her that many times cute is a curse (look at the media), and when you become an old wrinkled prune how is cute going to feed you and pay the bills? Teach her that many of the images on television and in HOLLYWOOD are fallacious. Teach her to be true to herself and love herself both inside and out and that she will be love for her inward beauty and not some fictitious story tale."

I wish more people would think like that

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 3:05 PM

Marriage is what you make of it. If you set yourself up for failure then that is what you will get in life. The best thing is to first find out who you are and what you want to be when you grow up (regardless of age). Get to know yourself and have peace within and then you can deal with someone else.

We are not JC (Jesus Christ) so we are not expected to be perfect. The key to making a relationship work is to work at making it. You let it go sour because you are not secure with who you are. History repeats itself, but do you repeat history? Don’t be shallow or you will be in a 4 by 4 pine box pushing up daisies. Live life to the fullest but don’t be no fool.

godzgirl read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 3:12 PM

Cool Guy,
My suggestion to you is to disassociate yourself from certain types of people and find a crowd that sets their standards higher than those you are use to and you may find that you will be a lot happier in life. Life is not about getting drunk, partying and having sex, you have to have something to bring to the table because those things do not PAY THE BILLS. Do not get me wrong, I too am human, but think about this, when that feeling that you had for 3 seconds is gone, what part of reality do you face, the feeling or life?

beepbeep read my blog view my photos
Mar 4, 2007 | 4:46 PM

To Cool Guy,

You are a cool guy. Anyone who comes clean like that and calls himself a jerk after rereading his blog has emotional equity in my book.

The girls I meet seem to complain about book fees, rising tuition costs, and are mostly unemployed or going on a job interview.

I know the girls who you are talking about. They are the ones across the room or sitting in the last row putting on makeup, looking at themselves in a handheld mirror. They chirp like birds, in the back of the room, which upsets the professor and disturbs the class.

Most of the time their eyes are red and their breath is putrid with the residual odor of old alcohol. From my limited experience, girls like that are lousy lays, and can't concentrate or have real orgasims, which is what guys like.

Besides, the only reason those drunk girls talk to guys, is to copy their papers, which gets everyone cited for plagarism.

Cool Guy...It shounds like you have an O.K. job and a large load (20) units...I think you're doing just fine the way you are.


Stay cool,
Beep-Beep

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