Sex Advice With An Edge
Worried about your partner’s masturbatory habits? Here’s everything you need to know about masturbation when you’re in a relationship. By Paisley Gilmour Whether you’re worried it means your partner doesn’t find you attractive anymore, would rather wank than have sex with you, or they have a sexual desire that’s not being met in your sex …
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“A lot of times people hear ‘sex therapist’ and they think, ‘Oh, they’re teaching people sex positions,’” says Christopher Ryan Jones, Psy.D. “Honestly, that would be a relief if that’s all the job entailed—it would mean the world was a much better and kinder place!” And OK, we’ll admit it—when we thought about sex therapy we were kind of …
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By Erika W. Smith Hot tub sex is the stuff of fantasies… but that fantasy always ends before you wake up with a UTI. While the myth that you can catch an STI from dirty hot tub water is not true (phew), having sex in a hot tub comes with a few health risks to …
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“My sex life is better than at any other time, even during the ‘free love’ era of the 60s and 70s.” by Mark Hay Joel Kann, 70, knew he was aging when other grey-haired men started offering him their seats on the bus. Bonnie Nilsen, 71, knew it when she looked in the mirror one …
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By Alexia Lewis By the time I turned 18, I still never got the “sex talk” from my parents. I entered the world equipped with only the knowledge mass media, pop culture, and my high school freshman sex-ed class could give me. At the time I thought I dodged an awkward bullet, but a few …
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By Meghan Collie Every part of your body — from your brain to your heart — needs hormones. They’re your body’s “chemical messengers,” according to the Hormone Health Network. “The glands of the endocrine system send out hormones that tell each part of your body what work to do, when to do it, and for …
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By Jadie Troy-Pryde Surprised? What are we looking for when it comes to all things love and lust? Are we a nation in need of sweethearts or brief encounters? While we’re all very aware that there’s a never-ending list of dating trends – ahem, cushioning, zombieing and sneating – apparently it’s a common theme when …
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By Kelly Gonsalves For survivors of sexual trauma, finding healing is often an arduous process. And if you’re a person whose race, gender, or sexual orientation is already marginalized, trying to find support for healing as a survivor can be uniquely difficult. “As I’ve been working in mental health, what kept coming up is what …
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By Canela López While sex in general has been misrepresented in popular media and porn, LGBTQ sex, in particular, tends to be exaggerated. Less than 6% of teens reported that they received sex education with any mention of LGBTQ-related topics, making it easy to believe some of the most popular myths. Here are 7 things you …
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Prejudice unpacked
By TYNAN POWER Alice Walker said, “Sexuality is one of the ways that we become enlightened, actually, because it leads us to self-knowledge.” But what happens when sexuality becomes a site of pain and trauma? For far too many people, harmful experiences can limit the benefits that healthy sexuality can bring. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & …
Talking with your partners about what’s on — and off — the table can be scary, but so important, perhaps especially if you’ve had sexual trauma in your past. By Erin Taylor Picture this. You’ve arrived to a lover’s house for the first time after a date. It gets hot and heavy, but soon you …
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A foot fetish is more common than most people think—here’s what it means to worship feet. By Jessica Migala Many people find one specific body part especially sexy, like butts, abs, legs, or breasts. For some people, that body area is the foot—and their sexual interest in feet is an attraction better known as a …
From the meaning of cisgender to cis, here’s everything you need to know about the gender identity term By ELLE UK In much the same way that people can identify as asexual and demisexual, gender is just as fluid as sexuality. While some people may view themselves as agender (not having a gender), bigender (some …
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– Surprising New Research Shows 3 Main Motivations By Texas Tech University A new analysis from the Texas Tech University Department of Psychological Sciences shows three different, equally prevalent purposes behind sexually based messages. Let’s talk about sext. Sexting is extremely common among adults — but maybe not for the reasons you think. New research …
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