Sex Advice With An Edge
— Teens weigh in on evolving definitions — and habits By JOCELYN GECKER Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase — typically done via text — that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less …
By Frances Dean Taking care of your sexual health pleasure is actually a huge flex, but society doesn’t make it easy to feel empowered while buying birth control. Condoms — the easiest kind of birth control to obtain and the kind with the least amount of side effects — are marketed almost exclusively to cisgender …
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— ‘Most of the sex I’ve had, I wish I hadn’t bothered’ More and more people are choosing to go without sex. And, in many cases, they’ve never been happier By Emine Saner Caitlin didn’t set out to become celibate – at least not in the beginning. Three years ago, she was coming out of …
— Here’s How I Handle the Fear and Jealousy That Can Come With Non-Monogamy By Quean Mo Even if you know wholeheartedly that you want to be non-monogamous, actually engaging in that relationship structure can elicit a variety of complex emotions. At the same time that you feel desire, you might also feel fear and jealousy—and …
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— The rise of sexual wellness Advice on sex is available on myriad apps, sex toys are for sale on the high street, and the science of sexual fufilment is blossoming. Will this focus on sexual wellbeing have the desired effect? By Linda Geddes Tina was 52 when her long-term relationship ended. She had experienced …
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— How do I explore my identity? Can I be married to a man and still fancy women? By Alice Snape “It was probably BDSM,” my friend Laura* smirks. We’re at a school reunion, standing outside a bar in my hometown smoking a cigarette. Passing it back and forth in that intimate way we used …
— By focusing on sex, Republicans can court both the evangelical right and the right-wing extreme QAnon vote. By Robert Reich The Republican Party, once a proud proponent of limited government, has become a font of government intrusion into the most intimate aspects of personal and family life. Last Friday, a judge who previously worked …
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— Low sex drive in men linked to chemical imbalance By Sandee LaMotte While hanging out with his college roommates, Peter (not his real name) realized he felt differently about sex than other heterosexual men. “I’ve never been somebody who was interested in pornography, but I’d laugh along with their jokes,” said Peter, now 44, …
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— Research into intimacy upends many popular notions about sexual fulfillment. One hint: It’s more about connection than technique. By Nicola Jones The unhappiest time in a sex therapist’s office is around Valentine’s Day, says Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz, a professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Ottawa. “It’s the day where I …
— The History of, the Study of, the Writing of, and Just Doing It By Literary Hub We’ve published a lot of about sex over the years, and for the fake occasion that is Valentine’s Day (thanks a lot, Chaucer), we’re opening the vault. From the dildos of whalers’ wives to the Magic Mike Live XXX …
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By Tom Rasmussen I’m lying there in the dark, and it’s just not that good. I’ve had mind-blowing sex before, and I am going to have it again. But tonight I’m tired from work; the dog has diarrhea; it’s really cold; I’m kind of worried about money. And the sex just isn’t that good. As …
— And why it’s totally normal to have a kink By Gabrielle Kassel There’s nothing unusual about having a kink — some evidence suggests half the population has one. A few examples of kinks include bondage, impact play aka spanking, discipline, and role play. Before exploring kinks with your partners, start with consent, communication, and …
— What Next? By Gabrielle Kassel Role-playing, or acting out a particular scenario or scene, isn’t just something you do with a friend before breaking up with your sensitive beau, or with a career mentor before asking for a raise. Role-play can also be used to transport any of your sexual encounters from stale to …
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— Closing the orgasm gap By Cat Tang When Sophia Wright finished the deed with her high school boyfriend, she looked over at him and thought: “This can’t be it, right?” It was only until years later, when she got to university, that she first heard of the term “orgasm gap.” Since then, Wright has …
— The average length of an erect penis has increased 24 percent over 3 decades, from 4.8 to 6 inches, but researchers worry that negative environmental factors may be responsible. By Don Rauf While recent research has shown that average sperm counts and testosterone levels have been in decline for men over the past few …
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