On this week's audio show, I make a big announcement: money can't buy you love— except in Illinois, where you can at least get damages.
An Chicago-suburb husband begged his wife to have sex with other men, so he could watch. At first she was nonplussed. Then, when his wife fell in love with the boytoy, hubbie successfully sued the man... under a quaint "alienation of affection" law, for $4,800. I'd love to know how they came up with that number.
The Marginal Revolution parses the tricky question of the matter:
"[The Husband] surely does not have a right to his wife's affection— he can't sue her if she doesn't love him— so if another man steals what Husband does not own, how can Husband have a claim against the other man?"
The main event in my episode of In Bed this week is my latest New York City interview, with the writer and sex blogger known as Chelsea Girl.
Chelsea and I discuss the nature of oral sex and "viscous porn-starry spit," scholarly interest in Victorian kink, what kind of dirty talk falls flat, and Chelsea's always-eloquent blog, Pretty Dumb Things.
She also explains to me how Howard Stern can get anyone to take their clothes off, despite their best intentions.
In Bed with Susie Bright 301: Sex Blogging with Chelsea Girl
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Finally, in the "Try This at Home" mailbag, I ponder: How soon do you have to tell a new lover how many others you have in your bed?
Don't forget, you can send your confidential questions, feedback about the show, and requests for girly cards to [email protected] (Episode 301, July 20, 2007)
