• more about #stephenmarche
    The Queen of No: My libido depends on the person I'm with. I guess that's sad but eh. more »
    ArtfulSlinger: I think Esquire doesnt get the constant turn around for men and women on Seinfeld. THERE WAS NOT TOO MANY STORY ARCS. There were four main character... more »
    resonanteye: Smart women have noticed the trend in men lately of con jobs/players/etc and lack of compassion, in general (see the term "cougar" and the sniggers ab... more »
    EuniceSternwah: sex was over by the year 2000, the rest of you haven't caught on yet. 1 out of every 4 people has herpes, by the way... a fraction of those know they... more »
    lucyjae: The girl totally wants to have sex in Twilight. The boy makes her wait. Which I wasn't expecting from good old Mormon Stephanie Meyer. She kind of fli... more »
    BeSarcastic: I miss Elaine Benes. Her wall of hair, her suit jackets over dresses, her white socks with comfy shoes, her nipple-bearing Christmas card, her temper,... more »
    gherkinfiend: This formerly loose woman gave up having sex because the only men she was meeting couldn't be bothered to play nice in another area of life apart from... more »
    rocknrollunicorn: Robin on How I Met Your Mother is, I guess, "loose." And smart. And Canadian. Lily might be married, but she's very sexual as well. Christ I love that... more »
    Sandicomm: 1) As if there is anything wrong with losing your virginity in your mid-twenties! I highly doubt I'll lose mine by the time I leave college, and that ... more »
    Specialk: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is still loose as Christine in The New Adventures of Old Christine. It's a pretty funny show with complex a female central character. more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: Putting aside his needs - and what men like Marche want for a moment - wouldn't a smart, ambitious woman who has a healthy (meaning active) sex life ... more »
    clairedeloony: Liz Lemon is great precisely because she is not meant to be a role model to her audience. If she's representative of our collective loss of interest i... more »
    Nuckin Futz for you: I read the title "Are women these days not into sex" and almost shrieked out WHAT sitting at my desk! I dont know where he gets his facts but they hop... more »
    hilkaryic: I think he needs a healthy dose of Rock of Love. more »
    special_boots: "But it is interesting that lately, the female characters in the entertainment zeitgeist - from Pam on The Office to the shrill duo of Bride Wars to t... more »
    denna: "Until now," he writes, "feminism has been the best thing that ever happened to us, because it means we get to sleep with people rather than ciphers."... more »
    Fate'sBitch: Wait I thought Liz Lemon's lack of sex was supposed to be a play on all the "loose women" stereotypes on TV, she was supposed to be the minority right... more »
    misspell: Elaine was special. There have been very few Elaines on TV. Roz on Frasier? But they make fun of her for it. Brenda on Six Feet Under? But she was emo... more »
    TheGintheCity: Well this loose woman, who just last weeked slept with the younger brother of her best guy friend (and who has ALSO slept with the younger brother of ... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: 99.5 percent of the Seinfeld episodes where about dating and/or sex.30 Rock is more of work place comedy that veers off course once in while. It is mu... more »
  • #modernlove

    Are Women These Days Not Into Sex?

    Esquire writer Stephen Marche asks, "Where have all the loose women gone?" Excellent question! More »