In Defense of the One-Night Stand | StarTalk

over one third of Americans have had a

over one third of Americans have had a one-night Sakshi almost 60% of had a

one-night Sakshi almost 60% of had a

one-night Sakshi almost 60% of had a one-night stand but what’s interesting

one-night stand but what’s interesting

one-night stand but what’s interesting about one-night stands over 30 percent

about one-night stands over 30 percent

about one-night stands over 30 percent earned in a long-term partnership

earned in a long-term partnership

earned in a long-term partnership there’s brain circuitry for why so

there’s brain circuitry for why so

there’s brain circuitry for why so basically casual sex is not casual

basically casual sex is not casual

basically casual sex is not casual unless you’re so drunk you don’t

unless you’re so drunk you don’t

unless you’re so drunk you don’t remember it it’s not casual because

remember it it’s not casual because

remember it it’s not casual because people that scan him this all the time

people that scan him this all the time

people that scan him this all the time he he’s in a long-term marriage that

he he’s in a long-term marriage that

he he’s in a long-term marriage that began as a one-night stand a lot of

began as a one-night stand a lot of

began as a one-night stand a lot of people have I mean as I say over 30% of

people have I mean as I say over 30% of

people have I mean as I say over 30% of people have had a one-night stand turn

people have had a one-night stand turn

people have had a one-night stand turn into long-term relationship let’s find

into long-term relationship let’s find

into long-term relationship let’s find out what he’s gonna tell us about

out what he’s gonna tell us about

out what he’s gonna tell us about one-night stand I think that happens a

one-night stand I think that happens a

one-night stand I think that happens a lot more often than we know because

lot more often than we know because

lot more often than we know because people who meet because the one-night

people who meet because the one-night

people who meet because the one-night stand has such a stake right people that

stand has such a stake right people that

stand has such a stake right people that sleazy meetings they don’t tell their

sleazy meetings they don’t tell their

sleazy meetings they don’t tell their kids about it if your parents met in

kids about it if your parents met in

kids about it if your parents met in rehab if your parents met in a sex club

rehab if your parents met in a sex club

rehab if your parents met in a sex club or a dungeon somewhere they’re not when

or a dungeon somewhere they’re not when

or a dungeon somewhere they’re not when the back seat of a 57 Chevy they’re not

the back seat of a 57 Chevy they’re not

the back seat of a 57 Chevy they’re not gonna tell you I actually wrote a series

gonna tell you I actually wrote a series

gonna tell you I actually wrote a series of columns this is how long I’ve been

of columns this is how long I’ve been

of columns this is how long I’ve been doing my advice column while Ann Landers

doing my advice column while Ann Landers

doing my advice column while Ann Landers was writing her as she would wrote a

was writing her as she would wrote a

was writing her as she would wrote a column a bunch of columns where she

column a bunch of columns where she

column a bunch of columns where she invited her readers to share their how

invited her readers to share their how

invited her readers to share their how they met stories and there were all

they met stories and there were all

they met stories and there were all these meet-cute stories I danced with

these meet-cute stories I danced with

these meet-cute stories I danced with this boy to USO dance during the war and

this boy to USO dance during the war and

this boy to USO dance during the war and then we wrote letters to each other all

then we wrote letters to each other all

then we wrote letters to each other all through the war then we met Brandon

through the war then we met Brandon

through the war then we met Brandon whose generation who are now over all

whose generation who are now over all

whose generation who are now over all like so innocent all of her stories but

like so innocent all of her stories but

like so innocent all of her stories but I was just thinking about the people I

I was just thinking about the people I

I was just thinking about the people I knew who were in successful loving

knew who were in successful loving

knew who were in successful loving long-term relationships many of which

long-term relationships many of which

long-term relationships many of which had really not innocent starts who met

had really not innocent starts who met

had really not innocent starts who met who had one-night stands like Terry and

who had one-night stands like Terry and

who had one-night stands like Terry and I did who met in rehab who you know had

I did who met in rehab who you know had

I did who met in rehab who you know had a drunken three-way and then fell in

a drunken three-way and then fell in

a drunken three-way and then fell in love with the acts of the guests at the

love with the acts of the guests at the

love with the acts of the guests at the three-way the the third the spare and

three-way the the third the spare and

three-way the the third the spare and despair and those are the stories you’re

despair and those are the stories you’re

despair and those are the stories you’re gonna tell your grandparents or your

gonna tell your grandparents or your

gonna tell your grandparents or your kids that never gets out no no no so we

kids that never gets out no no no so we

kids that never gets out no no no so we have this distorted view of how a decent

have this distorted view of how a decent

have this distorted view of how a decent loving relationship must start and then

loving relationship must start and then

loving relationship must start and then people do this thing okay I have didn’t

people do this thing okay I have didn’t

people do this thing okay I have didn’t Europe you made such an important point

Europe you made such an important point

Europe you made such an important point there because if we give the view of

there because if we give the view of

there because if we give the view of love and romance that we want to be true

love and romance that we want to be true

love and romance that we want to be true and that’s what percolates then we

and that’s what percolates then we

and that’s what percolates then we established culture and social mores

established culture and social mores

established culture and social mores based on that so that if anyone is

based on that so that if anyone is

based on that so that if anyone is different from it you

different from it you

different from it you or that’s tragic it is tragic but it’s

or that’s tragic it is tragic but it’s

or that’s tragic it is tragic but it’s actually not I think the most damaging

actually not I think the most damaging

actually not I think the most damaging aspect of this sort of cultural belief

aspect of this sort of cultural belief

aspect of this sort of cultural belief that no decent relationship can have a

that no decent relationship can have a

that no decent relationship can have a sleazy start because people will

sleazy start because people will

sleazy start because people will discount people as potential partners

discount people as potential partners

discount people as potential partners that they had a sleazy meeting with they

that they had a sleazy meeting with they

that they had a sleazy meeting with they will say I you know I might date this

will say I you know I might date this

will say I you know I might date this person this might have been someone I

person this might have been someone I

person this might have been someone I would date but look at what they did

would date but look at what they did

would date but look at what they did like I couldn’t date this person we had

like I couldn’t date this person we had

like I couldn’t date this person we had a one-night stand and no decent

a one-night stand and no decent

a one-night stand and no decent relationship can grow from a one-night

relationship can grow from a one-night

relationship can grow from a one-night stand so I can’t date this person and no

stand so I can’t date this person and no

stand so I can’t date this person and no decent relationships grow all the time

decent relationships grow all the time

decent relationships grow all the time from one-night stands