"When you become romantically interested in a guy you just met what's the first thing you do? Google him. Find him on Facebook. You gather intel (a series of photos in which he's seemingly very familiar with a pretty young woman?) which you then analyze (oh, OK, she's just his sister) to create a composite of his life…

I'm with you.

She's hot and..... well, that's about it, honestly.

Number 2 and Number 4 are dead on. Very thoughtful and well put.

In a shocking revelation, associating hot women with a product makes that product more desirable.

Wow. Yep. I suspected as much, and didn't have to look far through your post history for evidence:

Oh sweety no, you're a moron. I dismissed it because she quoted it completely out of context.

Oh sweety no, you're a moron. I dismissed it because you quoted it completely out of context.

Oh no, I got that the part that you think I'm a misogynist.

For the record, I never made a post calling out another commenter for dismissing my comments. That is a dishonest fabrication.

For the record, I never made a post calling out another commenter for dismissing my comments. That is a dishonest fabrication.

Sorry, I can't quite follow what you're ranting about.

What makes a schlubby nerd then? What are the objective criteria?

I absolutely think there are lines that can be crossed.

She was number 2 on Maxim's hot 100 list this year.

It's absolutely a complex issue, that involves all measure of cultural influences and base psychological drives. There are general trends to consider, along with personal freedoms. It's been a tricky issue from day one.

Well the "violence is bad and sex is icky" notion was facetious. Obviously the show is solidly on the 'violence is exciting and sex is yummy' team. As is most of the human population... and arguably, that's the way it's been since the dawn of storytelling, since sexual and aggressive drives are so inherent.

Ha, only if I believed you were the arbiter of what is constructive.

+1

Ha, well that's certainly a new spin on the notion of a trophy wife. Usually they're cast as the shallow, manipulative villains, not the spunky girl trying to make it work.