Cosmo Article Points Out The Obvious, Pushes Campaign Against Fake Orgasms

Ladies, I have written previously about the dangers of magazine articles when it comes to "relationship advice".

But, I don't think I covered the issue of pointless magazine articles as well as pointless "research" designed to share "insight" into relationships.

Today, as I browsed the internet while eating my surprisingly tasty veggie cobb salad (chik'n is actually not that bad) I was drawn to an article titled, "Researchers Discover a Major Relationship Predictor".

Hoping for some insight, although I should have known better, I clicked on the article to discover if there was any useful information in the article.

What did I find you ask? Well consider this:

Professors from a number of American universities interviewed over 2,000 married men and women over the course of 20 years and observed that "conflict level" remains surprisingly steady throughout the course of a relationship. The research, published in the Journal of Family Issues, explains that if you rarely argue, there's a good chance you won't fight a ton later on. And if you're constantly squabbling at the beginning of a relationship, you'll probably squabble after years of marriage.

If you didn't know this already...I actually don't know what to say to you. I can't believe this was a research study. I could have told them this for free and it wouldn't have taken me 20 years to figure it out.

I suppose there may have been a period, although I'm not sure when, where Cosmo magazine was a useful tool for empowering women (outside the bedroom). However, I believe that time has passed.

With that said, I did discover this campaign which I think is worthy of mention. Cosmo magazine is declaring November 4th, "International Don't Fake It Day". Apparently a recent poll of Cosmo readers found that 86% had faked an orgasm. EIGHTY-SIX PERCENT. I really hope that these women (or men, but mostly women since this is Cosmo)  are lying. Sadly, I have a feeling it is probably true.

So, Cosmo is helping out the ladies (or men, but mostly women).

On that Friday, we want you to stop pretending and actually have the climax you deserve… or at least fess up to your guy why it's been happening so you can work on a solution together. It's going to be one hell of a climatic day and we want you to be a part of it. So, sign our pledge and agree to join in on the fun.

I underlined the typo.

The magazine is also offering helpful advice on how to start the conversation.

So, ladies (or gentlemen, but mostly ladies) be sure to mark your calendars for this "climatic" day, November 4th.

For those who aren't comfortable having these sorts of discussions, may I suggest text messaging? Better do it on Nov. 4th or the editors at Cosmo will come after you. Don't say you weren't told.