BookOfOdds.com - Relationships & Society http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society <p> Explore the factors that shape our society in Relationships &amp; Society. From institutions to interpersonal relationships, we address questions like: Who are we as individuals and as a nation? How do people define themselves and their links to society? How do people support themselves, both financially and emotionally? Find many of these answers here. </p> en-us Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:02:13 EDT Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:02:13 EDT SATC Week: Paris, Je T'aime: Objectum Sexuality http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Sex/Articles/A0702-SATC-Week-Paris-Je-T-aime-Objectum-Sexuality <p> The object of one’s affections can literally be an object, as cherished as any person. Just ask Erika Eiffel, we know her spouse as the Eiffel Tower. </p> Tue, 25 May 2010 11:25:55 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678917 The Precarious “Right” to Privacy: Technology, Terror, and Thin Walls http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Politics-Civic-Life/Articles/A0665-The-Precarious-Right-to-Privacy-Technology-Terror-and-Thin-Walls <p> Believe it or not, the Superior Court of New Jersey recently ruled that <a href="http://www.alternet.org/sex/146064/loud_sex_enough_for_cops_to_search_your_home%2C_court_rules" title="loud sex" target="_self">high-volume sex</a> is cause enough for police to search a home. </p> Fri, 21 May 2010 09:31:59 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/679483 Walter Mitty, Meet M. de Sade: Your Sexual Fantasies http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Sex/Articles/A0743-Walter-Mitty-Meet-M.-de-Sade-Your-Sexual-Fantasies <p> A study conducted by the University of Granada found that the more time men and women spent fantasizing, the more sexual desire they experienced. </p> Thu, 20 May 2010 09:58:08 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/679139 SATC Week: Breasts, Glorious Breasts http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Articles/A0708-SATC-Week-Breasts-Glorious-Breasts <p> Ah breasts. Pre-adolescent girls eagerly await their arrival, and yet once they’re there, a majority of women spend the rest of their lives wishing they were different. </p> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:17:20 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678953 Interview by Email: Erika Eiffel http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Sex/Articles/A0717-Interview-by-Email-Erika-Eiffel <p> An interview with objectum-sexual Erika Eiffel, wedded to the Eiffel Tower. </p> Tue, 25 May 2010 11:39:52 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678949 SATC Week: Behind the Numbers: Penis Size http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Sex/Articles/A0700-SATC-Week-Behind-the-Numbers-Penis-Size <p> Over three decades, Kinsey and his associates at Indiana University interviewed thousands of people on what had been, up to that point, a taboo subject: their sex lives, including bodily measurements. </p> Tue, 25 May 2010 10:07:27 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678915 SATC Week: Penis Size: How Big is Mr. Big? Is He Big Enough? http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Sex/Articles/A0699-SATC-Week-Penis-Size-How-Big-is-Mr.-Big-Is-He-Big-Enough <p> Of the many sensitive questions asked of thousands of people by Alfred Kinsey, this is one for the history books. How long is the average penis? </p> Mon, 24 May 2010 10:25:12 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678903 The Hidden Benefits of Girl Talk: Friends are Real Life-Savers http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Articles/A0688-The-Hidden-Benefits-of-Girl-Talk-Friends-are-Real-Life-Savers <p> The experience of relying on a group of female friends is one many women relate to, which explains the wild popularity of <i>Sex and the City</i>. </p> Tue, 25 May 2010 10:05:37 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678899 Liar, Liar: About that Harvard Degree http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Articles/A0759-Liar-Liar-About-that-Harvard-Degree <p> Ex-Harvard student Adam B. Wheeler is no little white liar. While his allegations of dishonesty are particularly brazen, the odds an adult admits to telling a lie in the past day are fairly common: <b>1 in 2.49</b>. </p> Wed, 19 May 2010 11:57:15 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678755 Your Money or Your Life: Robbery Odds http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Crime-Punishment/Articles/A0560-Your-Money-or-Your-Life-Robbery-Odds <p> The odds of being a victim of a completed or attempted robbery in a year in the US are <b>1 in 419.1</b>, and some assumptions about who's victimized the most are false. </p> Wed, 19 May 2010 11:59:27 EDT http://www.bookofodds.com/content/view/full/678590