Sex Advice With An Edge
— Embracing Pleasure Without Shame In today’s society, the stigma surrounding adult toys can often prevent individuals from fully embracing their sexuality and exploring pleasure without shame. This unnecessary guilt not only suppresses personal growth but can also impact one’s overall mental and physical well-being. Adult toys, when used responsibly, can provide numerous health benefits. …
— Why Married Couples Should Still Self-Pleasure By Ashley Cobb When most people think of self-pleasure, they often associate it with single people. However, self-pleasure or masturbation can actually be incredibly helpful in maintaining a healthy and satisfying sex, whether single or coupled. Quiet as it’s kept, self-pleasure is an activity that many people engage …
— The oldest dating technique in the book It’s basically the entire plot of Bridgerton By Rachel Varina From Carrie Bradshaw and Big to pretty much everyone on The Real Housewives, the concept of marrying “up” is nothing new—yet somehow, it’s one of those themes that never seem to go out of style. Take, for …
— What Consent Means and How to Set Personal Boundaries By Peyton Nguyen What is consent? Consent is a key component of all healthy relationships. What you are or are not comfortable with in a sexual experience can change over time. Thus, it’s important to communicate your needs to your partner while also checking to …
— Taking the child’s lead during gender identity exploration Being supported is critical as children and adolescents explore their identity. It is the key to avoiding worsening mental health outcomes, research indicates. By Christine Dalgleish Being supported is of the utmost importance for children and adolescents exploring their gender identity. It is the key to …
By Diego Rodrigues Yaoi bondage is a subgenre of yaoi, a popular genre of Japanese manga and anime that focuses on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters. While bondage itself is a niche interest within the broader realm of BDSM, yaoi bondage adds a unique twist by exploring the dynamics of power, dominance, and …
– But its sexual utopia is oversimplified By Andrea Waling In 2022, University of Melbourne evolutionary psychologist Dr Khandis Blake estimated that among young people, “around 4-5 per cent of people might be involved in a polyamorous relationship, and about 20 per cent have probably tried one”. Polyamory statistics in Australia are limited. But recent …
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— A new documentary jogs our cultural memory of the pioneering sex researcher The 1976 book “The Hite Report” was a bestseller from the beginning By LINDSEY BAHR The 1976 book “The Hite Report” was a bestseller from the beginning. Its intimate anecdotes about love, sex, orgasms and masturbation, drawn from anonymous survey responses from …
By Patricia Weiser, PharmD Plan B One-Step is a single-dose emergency contraceptive (EC) pill. It contains the active ingredient levonorgestrel, a synthetic hormone belonging to the progestin class. Plan B One-Step and its generic alternatives are available over the counter (OTC). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Plan B One-Step …
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— Here are some low-key ideas for sexual play Don’t be afraid to explore By Mia Erickson Not sure where to start when it comes to spicing things up in the bedroom? Don’t be discouraged. Here’s how one viral TikTok expert suggests approaching sexual play, breaking down kink for beginners. Kinks, fetishes and wild sexual …
— 3 Key Insights By Mark Travers Age-gap relationships are by no means a new phenomenon, but they are something that modern society still struggles to make sense of—often denigrated and dismissed as a fleeting “phase.” Prejudicial terms such as “gold digger,” “cougar” and “manther” are used to describe some of the forms age-differentiated relationships …
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— Here’s What We Know Being ‘hooked’ on love can cause unhealthy relationship patterns and obsessive thoughts When you hear the term ”love addiction,” you may think of a storybook character who gulps down a pink, sparkly love potion and suddenly finds themselves instantly infatuated with someone. In most cases, the spell or potion doesn’t …
— Kink communities can help people build connections and improve their body image By Phillip Joy and Kinda Wassef In recent years, the world of kink lifestyles and subcultures has gained increasing attention. Kink is a general term that includes various expressions of unconventional or non-traditional sexual desires. This encompasses a wide array of practices, …
— And can it actually work? By Gigi Engle One of the most interesting things about consensual non-monogamy (CNM) is its fluidity. These relationship structures are co-created by partners in order to establish a situation that works for them and their needs, which means that each CNM partnership functions in its own unique ways. While …
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— Here’s what I wish I knew about age-gap relationships before we started dating. By Brittany VanDerBill My husband is 14 years older than me, and we started dating when I was 20. I wish I’d known I’d lose friends because of the relationship. We also had several awkward interactions with strangers as an age-gap …
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