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OBC has been saying “You don’t have to promise marriage just to get a date” for years, shouting it from the rooftops, car windows, and public bathroom toilets in Barstow, CA (sidenote: don’t ever go to Barstow, California). And yet, for some reason, everyone construed it as us preaching dirty, offensive filth that would derail humanity and send us into a population-decimating spiral that ends with us being taken over by starfish or something.

Fast-forward to this week, and a University of Iowa professor Anthony Paik is backing us up, saying that people who engage in ‘hookup culture’ are still fully capable of going on to have meaningful, fulfilling relationships… when they’re ready. He analyzed 462 adults’ relationship studies from across the Chicago and discovered that while those who hold off on sex have happy, successful relationships, so do those who “spot each other across the room, become sexually involved and then build a relationship.”

The study seems to infer that it wasn’t the sexual behavior of the participants that dictated their ability to have lasting relationships, but instead their readiness to be in a long-term commitment. Therefore, those who were participating in casual dating, hookups, and booty calls were more likely to be able to gauge whether or not they were ready and willing to commit to one person.

Plus, there was no sign that relationships couldn’t be formed from casual hooking up and dating. It makes sense, because sexual chemistry is much harder to force than personality chemistry. And when it comes to long term relationships, an unsatisfactory sex life is one of the main reasons people stray. So why is it that sexual compatibility is so far down on the bottom of the list, behind political views, favorite color and hobbies? Sure you might like rock climbing together, but if you don’t wanna bone down at the top of the cliff, why even climb it?

That didn’t make any sense. I think it’s quitting time and it’s only 10 am.

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Rewind to a year or so back, and Brody Jenner (talent: being born to someone talented) and Jayde Nicole (talent: tits) were dating,  making out in Hawaii, and looking generally hot all while dressed like normal human beings. He was drool-worthy hot in that “why do I know who you are again?” type of way.

Fast forward to this week. He’s now dating Avril Lavigne (talent: none) and now has an anarchy A buzzed into his hair? And like, only wears black and gray? Because why? And what? And oh my God that’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen? But it brings me to this point: long term relationships change you. No matter how hard you may try to “be yourself” and “stay true to the real you” and whatever, being in an LTR (long term relationship) with another person somehow changes your genetic makeup (science!) and turns you into like, an exact replica of them. Just another reason to stick to casual dating: keep your fabulous uniqueness, have fun, and date, at least until you’re okay being in one of those family portraits where you and your wife and your dog all have the same haircut.

Rewind to a few months ago: the OBC team was thinking about a massive overhaul. A site rebranding, if you will, that would freshen the site’s look and feel and resolidify us as the #1 casual dating site in the world. Then we remembered one of the most fun, entertaining projects we’ve ever released: The Booty Call Commandments! That’s it, we thought, what better cornerstone to build on for a fun new twist to the site than the commandments themselves?

So, we’ve decided to rerelease the commandments for your enjoyment and education (this is Booty Call U, after all), and they can be found in their entirety here, here, and also here.

“Despite the changes in the look and feel of the site, our mission is still the same. We create a place where like-minded singles can meet, flirt and date, without the added pressure of long-term expectations,” said Moses Brown, inventor of the OBC commandments. “With more active singles having less time to date, a casual, fun approach to dating is not only becoming more acceptable but also increasingly desirable.”

Your assignment tonight: learn them, love them, and spread the word.

Check out the press release in its entirety here!

I’ve probably irritated you enough with my constant whining about the dreary and miserable summer that San Diego’s been having, so I won’t bother you with that today, except for a little bit (WTF, OMG, WEATHER GODS, WTF), and instead will provide myself and other depressed San Diego-ites with some options: BCU’s best vacations to find a booty call.

1) A cruise

Pros: 5 to 7 days of drunken passionate boat sex? Sign me up.

Cons: The possibility of 5 to 7 days being trapped in the middle of the sea with a NUTJOB.

2) Hawaii/Bahamas/St. Tropez

Pros: Hitting an island hot spot during the summer almost 100% guarantees you’ll find another single someone on the prowl for some booty. Get down at the beach, at the hotel, in a cab… basically anywhere.

Cons: Possibility of island diseases and/or murder.

3) Miami

Pros: Hot weather, hot bods, hot booty calls.

Cons: Old people smell: not exactly an aphrodisiac.

4) Antarctica/Siberia/Patagonia

Pros: Oh, it’s below freezing? Better share this sleeping bag with me. Body heat will be our only savior!

Cons: You might die of hypothermia.

5) Your home town

Pros: Let’s be honest. Staying in your own town (or returning to a hometown) is generally the best way to get laid. The chances of running into an old high school sweetheart or a college fling is much higher in a place where you know at least a small percentage of the population. You might wanna hit the treadmill for a few hours before you go, though, because showing up 40 pounds heavier is a sure fire way to NOT get any action.

Cons: Let’s hope your ex from high school doesn’t think that a night knocking boots means you want to rekindle the marriage-bound love you once shared. Otherwise, well… good luck shaking that one off.

Reason 4,598 people should avoid long-term relationships: they might give you a heart attack.

Relationship insecurity (n): the constant fear that you’re not good enough and your partner will cheat, and extreme fear of rejection.

Assuming you aren’t some sort of AI robot (and if you are, please consider me a friend when you take over the planet), you probably have felt that twinge of jealousy in your relationships, but if you are the type to constantly fret about cheating and rejection, guess what? You’re more likely to have cardiovascular problems later in life, according to the National Cormorbidity Survey Replication. When they had a survey of participants rate their relationship personality, as either is secure, avoidant, or anxious (insecure), they found that those in the third category were more likely to suffer from a wide array of health issues, especially cardiovascular problems.

The lesson here? Well, take our advice and stick to casual dating while you can, but if you have to get all long-term on us, be secure, be confident, be aware that life goes on, and don’t be anxious, cause it could really kill you!