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03/29/2008: "Convenience replaces romance with sex, misery"

Studies, of course, show more young people skipping romantic relationships in favor of "hooking up."

Meanwhile, 60% of 125 college students in a new study by Michigan State University have had a sexual "friends with benefits" relationship. Nine out of 10 "hookups" didn't lead to dating relationships, the study
found. More ominously, after casual sex, females are more likely than males to show symptoms of depression, according to a study reported last year in the Journal of Sex Research.

Meanwhile, 60% of 125 college students in a new study by Michigan State University have had a sexual "friends with benefits" relationship. Nine out of 10 "hookups" didn't lead to dating relationships, the study
found. More ominously, after casual sex, females are more likely than males to show symptoms of depression, according to a study reported last year in the Journal of Sex Research.

[ Modern society makes everything a transaction, and then we feel empty because we wanted more, and either live with depression or cancel out our souls by shopping or voting. ]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119387563623178398.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r3:c0.107494