Cosmopolitan USA – June 2017

all about

BEEFY COMPETITION

WHY ARE GUYS...

SO TERRITORIAL

ABOUT GRILLING?

Standing over a fire and watching meat cook

is kind of in our genes—the cavemen did it,

right? It seems natural then that when it’s

time to light up a backyard barbecue, you’ll

often find us crowding around the charcoal,

tongs in hand, holding court.

Manning the grill taps into a lot of our

primal urges: facing a risk (the flaming hot

briquettes), dominating the food chain (take

that, ground chuck), showing off our skills

(witness that perfect sear), and providing for

others (who wants another?). But mostly, it’s

a comfortable place of retreat.

Rather than trying to make small talk—

something we’re not great at—we can gather

around a grill and still feel like we’re bonding,

even if we’re just yakking about which

burgers look overdone. Just like the

cavemen—but with beer.—MATTHEW GOULET

44

PERCENTAGE OF

DUDES WHO CHECK

E-MAIL ON THEIR

PHONES WHILE USING

THE BATHROOM—

ANOTHER REASON

MULTITASKING

S T I N K S.

SOURCE: 2016 HOUZZ SURVEY

LAWS OF ATTRACTION

WHAT MATTERS

MOST TO HIM

Sex-toy company Lelo

asked bachelors,

coupled-up dudes, and

anything-goes players

which feeling is more

important in a relationship:

love or lust.

THE
MALE BRAIN
EXPLAINED

“IF WE STAND

RIGHT HERE,

WE’LL GET FIRST

DIBS ON THE

DOGS.”

Single

Open

Married

love

love

love

lust

lust

lust

75 %

25 %

66 %

50 %

50 %

34 %

SURPRISE:

AN EVEN

SPLIT AMONG

MEN WHO

ARE UP FOR

ANYTHING.

OVER TIME,

PHYSICAL

MOJO BECOMES

MORE VITAL

TO MEN.

CHECK IT!

UNATTACHED

GUYS CRAVE

LOVE.

AWWW...

92 _COSMOPOLITAN _JUNE 2017

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JAVIER PARDINA/STOCKSY; SHUTTERSTOCK; MARLEY KATE.