The next time anyone mentions “self-care” to you, perhaps you should consider increasing your life satisfaction by engaging in some hand-to-gland combat. There’s no question that porn gets a lot of things wrong about sex. These days, we can’t throw a nipple clamp out of a window without it landing on a study claiming porn is ruining humanity in […]
There is actually a science to sending messages that get you a reply. Why do some online dating messages get replies and others fall flat? Partly it has to do with how well you present yourself in your profile, but there is actually a science to sending messages that get better reply rates. Read on to […]
Bisexuality has very little to do with one’s inclination to have threesomes. It’s hard to be bisexual—or queer or pansexual or omnisexual or heteroflexible or whatever your preferred label or non-label-of-choice might be. It’s hard because of invisibility and discrimination and stereotypes and stigma, and though I can’t totally prove it, I suspect Anne Heche has something to do […]
It’s clear that infidelity is incredibly prevalent and has been throughout recorded history. As a culture, we love monogamy. It’s the ultimate romantic promise. The only sanctioned way we are allowed to conduct ourselves in relationships. We even sign legal contracts with the government saying as much (though one wonders why such a proclamation is […]
We explore the dubious claims of familiar relationship maxims. Many lifestyle websites, talk shows, podcasts, and parenting puff pieces aim to give readers and viewers the best relationship advice. But many of the common adages debated and discussed in popular threads these days actually provide questionable advice. Below we explore the dubious claims of frequent […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. According to America’s moral scolds, sex is like used chocolate, backwash, and duct tape. Despite the fact that 95% of Americans have premarital sex, and that this has been true for decades, abstinence-only education continues to be taught in classrooms across the U.S. Abstinence programs have received $1.75 billion in […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. The most compelling argument in favor of rough sex is also a feminist one. Amanda is a tall, slender musician, whose sweet countenance and nerdy glasses belie the filthy things that come out of her mouth at times. “I’ve never felt as strong and alive and […]
