Ways To Ask Your New Partner To Get Tested This Sexual Health Awareness Month

By Zayna Allen Having new sexual partners can be fun and exciting, but it’s important to make responsible decisions. That includes having tough conversations. But luckily for you, September is Sexual Health Awareness Month! What better time to have an open and honest discussion about one of the most crucial aspects of any romantic relationship: …

I love my partner but don’t feel like having sex with them.

— Is this normal? It’s more common than you might think By Georgia Grace Maintaining sexual interest in long-term relationships can be challenging for many of us, but it doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed. Sex at the start of a relationship is memorable. The long sex-filled nights, the impossibility of keeping hands off each …

How to know if you’re being ‘slow dumped’

— Experts are calling it downright ‘cowardly’ By Penelope Clifton Is your long-term partner avoiding you? Are they emotionally detached? Is the spark fizzling? We’ve all been there and now there’s a name for it – slow dumping. There’s nothing quite like the lust you feel at the start of a new relationship. You want …

List of Sex Hormones in Females and Males

By Serenity Mirabito RN, OCN  Sex hormones are chemicals responsible for reproduction and sexual desire. Common female sex hormones include estrogen and progesterone, while testosterone is abundant in most males. Sex hormones are produced by the ovaries, testes, endocrine system, and adrenal glands. Menstruation, age, and certain medical conditions can cause fluctuations in sex hormones. …

Silver daddies

— Why do young adult men like older partners? By Sachintha Wickramasinghe You’ve probably heard of “sugar daddies.” Or “the internet’s daddy,” Pedro Pascal. Stereotypes of this popular term abound, but what does it actually mean to be a “daddy”? And who is most likely to engage in age-gap relationships, and why? Daddies of a …

How To Deal With ‘Vanilla Shaming’

—Because No One Should Be Made To Feel Bad About Enjoying Non-Kinky Sex By Sara Youngblood Gregory Cultural narratives around sex and sexual preferences have long been weaponized to make people feel embarrassed or ashamed of what they like. Indeed, the history of sex-negativity in this country is so rich—propped up by egregiously lacking sex …