The XX Factor : Philip Weiss

Why Don't Women Cheat More?

Ellen Tarlin — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:16:00 GMT

Somebody please stop me, but I'm afraid I have more to say on the subject that Tim Noah challenged us to: "What makes married women want to have affairs?" I ran into Meghan in the ladies' room, and we both scoffed at the notion that "You don't hear stories...(read more)

Why Women Cheat; Plus, Men With Low Sex Drives

Meghan O'Rourke — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Tim: Last week you challenged us to reveal the reasons women cheat (or want to) in response to our posts about this Philip Weiss article . I'm late to the party. But first I wanted to second Ellen's no-nonsense answer: For the same reasons men do. Desire,...(read more)

Luckily, I Hadn't Even Been in Chicago...

Melinda Henneberger — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Tim and Ellen , the few married women I know who've come right out and said they were having affairs all wound up divorcing the hubby and marrying the "other man.'' Only, those are just the ones who talked about it. One of my most gorgeous married friends...(read more)

But Serially, Folks ...

Ellen Tarlin — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:25:00 GMT

All right, Tim Noah , I will bite. "What makes married women want to have affairs?" you ask? The same things that make married men want to have affairs (excepting, of course, the desire to "spread seed"). Monogamy is hard. For all of us. It's unrealistic...(read more)

Tim Noah Dares Us

Emily Bazelon — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:57:00 GMT

A guest post (or rather a challenge) from Slate 's Tim Noah: May I put in a good word for Philip Weiss? Before proceeding, let me stipulate that I know Phil and have edited him in the past. It would be a stretch to call him a friend (we've exchanged perhaps...(read more)

Gettin' Some Strange

Dana Stevens — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:57:00 GMT

That's funny, Meghan — when you just posted asking if any of us had seen Philip Weiss' cover piece for this week's New York , I was debating whether it was worth gathering my own thoughts about it. Poor Weiss is already being eaten alive, entertainingly,...(read more)

So What Are the Secret Lives of Married Men?

Meghan O'Rourke — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:09:00 GMT

Has anyone sat down yet with New York 's cover story, a long essay entitled " The Affairs of Men: The Trouble with Sex and Marriage ," pegged to the Eliot Spitzer scandal? Inside, however, is not an outré confession but a fiftysomething baby boomer's...(read more)