Playgirl # 132, May 1984

FEATURES 18 PEOPLE: ROB LOWE by Candice Russell Can a young, cool-mannered patrician find success and happiness when he checks into the Hotel New Hampshire? 42 WHEN YOU LOVE TOO MUCH by Mary Beth Crain You eat, breathe, live and die for him. Are you just head over heels in love? Not according to the experts. 52 A FIELD GUIDE TO MEN by Julia Runk, Milo Trump and Cheryl Moffitt In which we introduce some of the more spectacular species that the Sierra Club somehow overlooked. 90 COMPUTER HAZARDS by Sue Horton The great technological breakthrough was supposed to change our lives for the better. Instead, computers are causing eye strain, stress—and even radiation risks. 33 SPECIAL SECTION: SEX AND THE AMERICAN COUPLE by Philip Blumstein, Ph.D. and Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. When 12,000 people are asked about their sex lives, the answers are bound to fascinate—and surprise. INTERVIEW 26 RICK SPRINGFIELD by Steve Pond Soapland's cutest ex-doctor finds out that even with the acclaim and the fame, credibility is hard to get. But that's nothing new. Even as a kid he had his image problems. WARM BODIES 46 FAMILY TIES In a triple-treat pictorial, Playgirl gives indisputable proof that good looks are relative. 55 JOE DAVIS Our Man for May is one up and coming actor whose lines we can all appreciate. 64 AWESOME AUSSIES Come with us to Paradise, also known as the land Down Under. Then get an eyeful of the wonders we found. 111 SNAPSHOTS Let us make your day a very special one with Mark Gavin, Mike Logan and Michel Biedermann. FASHION AND BEAUTY 74 SIX SUMMER LOOKS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT by Ann Field It's never too early to start planning your cool and comfortable dress-ups for the hot days ahead. From Big Country to Rock 'n' Roll, there's.a look for every mood. FICTION 99 THE POSSIBLE PERFECTION OF DESIRE by Ilene Raymond She is about to be stood up, jilted, left standing at the altar. So why is this woman smiling? DEPARTMENTS 3 INSIDE 4 LETTERS 6 ADVICE by Theresa Crenshaw, M.D. 8 HEALTH by Nancy Friedman 8 GROOMING by Ann Field 9 EXERCISE 9 UPDATE 11 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen 14 LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES by Laura Meyers 16 GOSSIP by Bette Noire 22 FILM by Molly Haskell 23 MUSIC by Mark Rowland 24 BOOKS by David Thomson 62 STARSCOPE by Elizabeth 81 EROTICA 94 THE ENTERTAINING WOMAN 120 COMING UP