Tuesday, October 2, 2007

NYT writes stupid story

My first post! How exciting!

Breaking news: Being friends with benefits can be stressful!

If you're lazy and you don't click on the link, basically it's a NYT story about a new study that looks at the dynamics of "friends with benefits" relationships.

The nut graph: "Yet relationships in which close friends begin having sex come with their own brand of awkwardness, according to the first study to explore the dynamics of such pairs, often called friends with benefits, or F.W.B."

Worst story/study ever! And if anyone understands what the graphic above the story is supposed to illustrate, could they please explain it to me?

1 comment:

James Polkuote said...

I too have no idea what's going on in that graphic, but it does appear that both people are sweating profusely under the arms. Maybe they're nervous for all the but-we're-friends! banging?

It's all very reminiscient of this mind-blowing study.