Readers may recall my fondness for honest music.
In this light, I give you Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked:
So, the song is entirely catchy and Ida is a great performer, but beyond that, I think it says something very true about hook-up culture. My favorite part? ” I don’ mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ind if you take me home” as if playing coy, followed immediately by the needy, “C’mon take me home.”
The runner-up? “Ok, you’re kinda sexy, but you’re not really special.” Nothing makes a man feel like a man like, “Well, you’ll do.” I suspect the same is true for women.
Brett Salkeld is a doctoral student in theology at Regis College in Toronto. He is a father of two (so far) and husband of one. He is the co-author of How Far Can We Go? A Catholic Guide to Sex and Dating.
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