This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Seeking Love? Find Strength in Numbers by Rachel L. Swarns of The New York Times says to embrace all of the men in your orbit, new gurus say, whether they text or G-Chat, whether they’re […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Rape Remarks Haunt The GOP by Steve Kornacki of Salon.com says Richard Mourdock becomes the latest candidate to embarrass himself. Will it cost his party the Senate? 2. Shades of Gay by Charles M. Blow […]
A New Jersey couple shares how their marriage came to the brink of divorce, but bounced back after learning how to channel the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. There’s something exceptional between Rhett Hackett and his wife, Sheryl. Together for 23 years, it’s obvious they’re dedicated to each other, even as they sit across from […]
This originally appeared on YES! Magazine. Republished here with permission. The other day I found myself telling my two daughters, 16 and 14, “Don’t have sex until you’re in your 20s—but here are some condoms!” I’m not sure if there is a better example of sending mixed messages. Let me explain. I had just discovered […]
Who says a woman’s sex drive slows down after 60? In 2002, my mother was 61 years old and fresh off her second divorce. She wanted to begin dating again, but as a busy gynecologist and obstetrician, she didn’t even know where to start. It was her cousin who told her about online dating, but […]
Lynn Beisner says eating and screwing is what has kept our species alive. Can’t those desires that were at one time life-preserving now be life-affirming? I love that my friends are more evolved than I am. One of the things that I especially love about my friends is that they believe in accepting people of all sizes and […]
Many people praise the power of sports for their potential to increase a young girl’s sense of self-worth and ability to avoid sexual pitfalls, but there are always outliers. I was driving the other day thinking about the power of sports to embolden young women to understand their bodies, feel ownership and control over them, […]
Originally appeared on The Good Men Project. Republished here with permission. Roger Barnett, founder of Equality for Women and Men, thinks we’re doing a disservice to young men by offering them porn as their only real form of sexual education. I wish someone had sat down with me when I was in my early teens […]
This originally appeared on the Good Vibrations. Republished here with permission. When my life overwhelms me—which, as an introverted entrepreneur and mother, is often—I try to escape to the one place that I know no one will speak to me, The Korean Day Spa. I spend the entire day there, soaking, steaming, sweating, and watching […]
This originally appeared on CharlieGlickman.com. Republished here with permission. There are a lot of reasons our sexual desires and interests don’t always match up with those of our partners. Changing tastes, medical or mental health challenges, busy work schedules, stress and juggling different demands, and simply having different libidos can make it hard to find […]
As a single mom, the author often feels alone. But after a year and half complaining about her isolation, she finally began to realize the benefits of being alone. I’m ashamed to say that since I left my husband three years ago to raise my children on my own, I have repeated a series of […]
In response to a recent Salon article that compared anti-obesity to homophobia, Jenn Leyva argues that her fatness and her sexuality can not be separated so easily. Last week, Paul Campos wrote an article for Salon claiming “anti-obesity” is the new homophobia. Campos has been involved in fat politics since the Clinton-Lewinski scandal and has […]
