This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. According to new research, couples who post the most about their relationships on Facebook are often the least secure. A new study is making the Internet rounds this week because it finally offers definitive proof for the very important thing that everybody knows to be true: The more […]
If you try to pressure a sexual partner into not using protection, you’re acting like a disrespectful, coercive, pouty little shit. You know that thing when you’re about to have sex with someone and you’re feeling all warm and fuzzy and fun things are happening and you anticipate more fun things are coming and you’re […]
Marriage is something I’ve been taught to believe in, and want to believe in, but maybe believing in it is kind of useless. In his special, comedian Aziz Ansari wonders what it would be like to propose to a woman if there was no such thing as the institution of marriage. He asks his pretend ladylove if […]
This story first appeared as part of Ravishly.com‘s special Conversation series exploring the sex work industry. Individuals who consider all sex workers to be victims make it that much harder for us to be honest. People act unhurt for all sorts of reasons. It’s not simply a matter of denial—it’s a coping mechanism, a way to survive. Indeed, by “acting […]
What irks is not the pain of aloneness, but the perpetuation of the myth that being alone needs fixing and the only remedy is a romantic relationship. In the Boston Sheraton lobby, Kay, my married friend who has listened to my dating woes, reports back from a conversation with a much-admired single writer who admitted […]
The Internet has proven this week that women just can’t win when it comes to sex. Boy am I pissed. So pissed that I just shoved tomorrow’s lesson planning to the side, and flung my pen and highlighter behind some pillows on the sofa. Here I sit with a cup of warm decaf vanilla chai […]
‘Blue balls’ is not a real thing. My beautiful daughters, as much as I don’t want to think of you having sex, I also know someday you will. Someday you will meet a person who makes you feel beautiful and special and loved. And someday you will want to share your body with this person, and let that person share […]
This originally appeared on Alternet. Republished here with permission. They claim sex education is an attempt to get kids “hooked” on sex. Despite the fact that people have been having sex since literally before there were people, the religious right never stops acting like sex is some great conspiracy to bring about the end of […]
