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Relationships
fromHuffPost
2 hours ago

People Who've Been In 'Poly Under Duress' Relationships Share What It's Really Like

Polyamory is often entered into under pressure rather than genuine interest, as highlighted by celebrity experiences.
Relationships
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory

Lindy West's memoir chronicles her journey from resisting her husband's nonmonogamy to embracing a polyamorous throuple relationship with her husband Aham and his girlfriend Roya, whom she also dates.
Relationships
fromHuffPost
2 hours ago

People Who've Been In 'Poly Under Duress' Relationships Share What It's Really Like

Polyamory is often entered into under pressure rather than genuine interest, as highlighted by celebrity experiences.
Relationships
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory

Lindy West's memoir chronicles her journey from resisting her husband's nonmonogamy to embracing a polyamorous throuple relationship with her husband Aham and his girlfriend Roya, whom she also dates.
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

What we call sex work and what it says about society

Sex work has been represented and regulated throughout history, reflecting societal attitudes and moral discourses.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
1 day ago

There's a curious phenomenon happening in the marketing industry. Is it a sign of 'masculinization'?

Marketing is experiencing a rebranding trend to attract more men, with traditional roles being given technical titles.
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

She Taught Women How to Orgasm. Decades Later, Her Impact Can Still Be Felt.

Hite learned early on that women walk a sexual tightrope: 'If you had too much sex, you could be shunned like her mother was; if you didn't have enough, you could be deserted like her grandmother.'
Books
Health
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

I've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices?

Milly Evans and Lauren share experiences of misinformation about hormonal contraception affecting their decisions and perceptions.
#sex-determination
OMG science
fromNature
3 days ago

The 'crazy rule-defying' genes that determine sex

Sex determination in humans is primarily influenced by the presence of the Y chromosome, with various exceptions complicating the biological narrative.
OMG science
fromNature
3 days ago

The 'crazy rule-defying' genes that determine sex

Sex determination in humans is primarily influenced by the presence of the Y chromosome, with various exceptions complicating the biological narrative.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

Is There an Answer to the Question, 'Do I Start a Family?'

Women are increasingly questioning the decision to start a family, recognizing its complexity and the emotional weight it carries.
Philosophy
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

Richard Wrangham, anthropologist: Humans domesticated ourselves by defeating our alpha male ancestors'

Human beings exhibit both empathy and a unique capacity for planned violence, reflecting a complex duality in our nature.
OMG science
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart

Chimpanzees exhibit brutal behavior similar to humans, as evidenced by civil wars observed in their groups.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Too hot to handle? Why it's time for straight male authors to rediscover sex

Straight male writers often avoid writing about sex, fearing it may seem exploitative or gratuitous, unlike their female counterparts.
#tradwife
Women in technology
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Psychologists Found Something Horrible About the Kind of Men Seeking Trad Wives

The tradwife movement's appeal to men is linked to hostile sexism and heightened religiosity, challenging initial assumptions about traditional values.
Women in technology
fromScary Mommy
1 week ago

Study Finds Men Who Want #TradWives Also Have High Levels Of "Hostile Sexism"

The #tradwife movement is supported by men with hostile sexism, who view women negatively and expect traditional homemaking roles.
Women in technology
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Psychologists Found Something Horrible About the Kind of Men Seeking Trad Wives

The tradwife movement's appeal to men is linked to hostile sexism and heightened religiosity, challenging initial assumptions about traditional values.
Women in technology
fromScary Mommy
1 week ago

Study Finds Men Who Want #TradWives Also Have High Levels Of "Hostile Sexism"

The #tradwife movement is supported by men with hostile sexism, who view women negatively and expect traditional homemaking roles.
Mindfulness
fromBig Think
1 week ago

The "rawdogging" trend: A new term for an ancient practice

Rawdogging refers to engaging in introspection without distractions, particularly during flights, highlighting our struggle with downtime.
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Scientists discover the male G-spot is not where anyone thought

The frenular delta, described as a V-shaped or Y-shaped area on the underside of the penis, is packed with specialized nerve endings that create intense pleasure.
Medicine
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

My Husband Doesn't Exactly "Measure Up." A Group of Women Has Made Him Acutely Aware of That.

Restoring confidence in a partner after a negative experience requires understanding and support tailored to their emotional and psychological needs.
#sexual-communication
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

My Girlfriend's Sexual Behavior Would Really Turn Most Men On. But It's Killing Me With Embarrassment.

Personal preferences in sexual communication vary; not everyone enjoys or feels comfortable with dirty talk.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
Relationships

There's No Excuse for the Boorish Way My Boyfriend Likes to Have Sex. I'm Over It.

Sexual incompatibility requires mutual listening and compromise; pain during sex is unacceptable and demands communication about underlying needs rather than dismissal.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

My Girlfriend's Sexual Behavior Would Really Turn Most Men On. But It's Killing Me With Embarrassment.

Personal preferences in sexual communication vary; not everyone enjoys or feels comfortable with dirty talk.
OMG science
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Male octopuses guided through mating by female hormones

Octopuses have a unique reproductive process that involves a specialized appendage for mating, studied by scientists for the first time.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

There's an Unfortunate Pattern to the Women I Sleep With. I'm Becoming "That Guy."

Insecurity about dating younger women can stem from societal judgment and personal feelings of inadequacy.
#open-relationships
Relationships
fromQueerty
5 days ago

He told me he was in an open relationship...after we hooked up. Am I wrong to be annoyed? - Queerty

Open relationships can create misunderstandings if all parties are not upfront about their status before engaging.
Relationships
fromHuffPost
6 days ago

People Who Convinced Their Partners To Open Their Relationships Share How It REALLY Went For Them

Open relationships can be a solution for couples facing emotional challenges, allowing sexual freedom while maintaining a primary partnership.
Relationships
fromQueerty
5 days ago

He told me he was in an open relationship...after we hooked up. Am I wrong to be annoyed? - Queerty

Open relationships can create misunderstandings if all parties are not upfront about their status before engaging.
Relationships
fromHuffPost
6 days ago

People Who Convinced Their Partners To Open Their Relationships Share How It REALLY Went For Them

Open relationships can be a solution for couples facing emotional challenges, allowing sexual freedom while maintaining a primary partnership.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Could Heated Rivalry influence more 'bi-curious' folks to become 'bi-definitely'?

1 in 10 Americans identify as LGBTQ+, with over 25% of those aged 18-27 identifying as bisexual.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

How your FINGER LENGTH could reveal your sexuality

Their results revealed that women with lower 2D:4D are more likely to be lesbian. Meanwhile, men with higher 2D:4D are more likely to be gay. 'Bisexual women are more similar to heterosexual women in digit ratios, but there may be further nuance,' the researchers explained.
Science
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

I Have the Holy Trinity of Sex Problems. I Know What Would Solve Them, but I'm Too Scared to Try.

Exploring sexual orientation can involve complex feelings and societal pressures, especially regarding bisexuality and the fear of judgment.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Boyfriend Has a Naughty Desire. But His Double Standard Is So Unfair, I Think I Have to Reject It on Principle.

Balancing personal desires and partner boundaries is crucial in sexual relationships.
Relationships
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Women in relationships report HIGHER sexual satisfaction than men

Women in romantic relationships report higher sexual satisfaction than men, challenging long-held beliefs about gender differences in sexual experiences.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Compulsory heterosexuality is thwarting pleasure & hindering gender liberation. We can change that. - LGBTQ Nation

Trans women can deconstruct femininity built around male desire and reconstruct authentic womanhood through self-directed pleasure and relationships centered on mutual connection rather than male validation.
#sexuality
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

I Love Sex With Other Women. I Can't Explain My Most Persistent Fantasy.

Changing unwanted sexual fantasies is difficult, especially when they are tied to negative past experiences.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

I Love Sex With Other Women. I Can't Explain My Most Persistent Fantasy.

Changing unwanted sexual fantasies is difficult, especially when they are tied to negative past experiences.
#sexual-desire
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Medicine

A rush of blood to the penis - and vaginal tenting: what happens to our bodies when we get turned on

Sexual desire arises from both spontaneous urges and responses to environmental cues, shaped by hormones, memory, and learned behaviors.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Supermodel says only women can be bisexual: "Double standards exist for us all" - LGBTQ Nation

Jessica White's statement that bisexuality is acceptable for women but not men sparked controversy and amplified biphobic attitudes, with experts attributing such stigma to toxic masculinity and rigid gender expectations.
Psychology
fromHuffPost
1 month ago

Men Are More Likely To Exhibit This 1 Behavior When Other Men Are Creepy. The Reason Is Telling.

Men intervene less frequently than women in uncomfortable social situations due to masculine norms emphasizing dominance, fear of peer judgment, and confusion about acceptable behavior.
fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

Soft Swapping Explained By Experts, Including How To Pitch It To Your Partner

Soft swapping sits in the gray area between monogamy and full partner exchange. Unlike traditional swinging, soft swappers set rules around what acts they can engage in with others.
Relationships
Science
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Homosexuality may have evolved as a 'survival strategy', study claims

Same-sex behaviors in primates increase in harsh environments and within larger, more complex social groups, possibly strengthening bonds that aid group survival.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Men Know What to Do but Still Don't Do It

Many men know what needs to change but are prevented from acting by fear, guilt, shame, and unexamined beliefs until those beliefs are confronted.
Environment
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Climate change could determine the sex of your child, study reveals

Higher temperatures above 20°C are associated with more female births, with mechanisms varying by region: prenatal mortality from maternal heat stress in sub-Saharan Africa and later effects in India.
Psychology
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Revealed: What your sexual fantasies say about you

Frequent sexual fantasies associate with higher neuroticism and depression risk, while infrequent fantasies link to greater conscientiousness or agreeableness.
Women
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

Why Feeling "Desired" Changes With Age, & How That Affects Sex

Aging and childbirth cause physical changes that undermine sexual self‑image, while societal pressures push costly 'fixes' instead of compassionate reframing and realistic expectations.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

The most bizarre responses to female climax - including CRYING

The researchers hope the findings will help to reassure women that their responses during orgasm are normal. 'While there have been case reports of women laughing, crying or having unusual physical symptoms during orgasm, this is the first study to characterize what these phenomena are, and when they are most likely to occur,' lead author Dr Lauren Streicher said. 'Women need to know that if they have uncontrollable peals of laughter every time they orgasm, and nothing was funny, they are not alone.'
Health
#monogamy
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Is Making Love Different from Just Having Sex?

Making love differs from casual sex through patience, emotional intimacy, and temporal richness, involving slower, more tender interactions and deeper connection.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Why women's breasts are so large compared to other animals, revealed

Human breasts sit at an elevated temperature, protecting a newborn from hypothermia. What's more, the size and shape of the breast allows for broad contact surface - enhancing the heat transfer from mother to child. This could improve a newborn's chances of survival and provide an evolutionarily grounded explanation for the development of external breasts in humans.
Science
Relationships
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

Are We Still 'The Intimate Animal'?

Evolutionary biologist Justin Garcia argues that intimacy is central to human reproduction and wellbeing, yet modern society faces an unprecedented intimacy crisis affecting increasing numbers of people.
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

What Is "Sex Debt" & Is It Killing The Mood In Your Marriage?

The moment sex becomes something you owe rather than something you want, the dynamic shifts entirely. It reframes intimacy as a transaction, and that's where things start to go wrong. Sex debt thinking often comes from a place of insecurity or poor communication. Usually, couples have never discussed what sex actually means to them in the context of their relationship.
Relationships
fromNature
1 month ago

Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty

Researchers studying brain-imaging data from people aged between 8 and 100 found that sex differences in the brain's connections are minimal in early life, but then increase drastically at puberty; some of these differences continue to grow throughout adult life. The study was published as a preprint on bioRxiv, and has not yet been peer reviewed. The work could help us to understand why men and women have different likelihoods of developing some mental-health disorders - and perhaps give insight into treating them, say the researchers.
Science
Relationships
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

Why Do Women Like To Be Called 'Good Girl' In Bed? Sexperts Explain

Women may enjoy being called 'good girl' during sex because it combines mild submission with praise, often indicating a praise kink or power dynamic preference without requiring full BDSM engagement.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

My Husband and I Host Sex Parties. We're Feuding Over the Next Guest of Honor.

Inviting an ex to a sex party with a no-contact agreement creates awkwardness and contradicts typical party dynamics where all attendees are assumed available unless explicitly excluded.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

The Man I'm Seeing Swears He's Not Gay. I Have Some Questions.

A woman dating an effeminate man struggles with attraction differences and seeks advice on discussing his gender expression without offending him.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

What Puts a Woman in the Mood?

The mind is the primary sex organ for women, serving as the gatekeeper for physical intimacy, and emotional connection with a partner significantly increases sexual desire.
Relationships
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

Ladies, We've Got To Stop Being Afraid To Sit On Our Partner's Faces (They *Love* It)

Men often enjoy face-sitting because it intensifies intimacy, centers the woman's pleasure, and creates a reversed power dynamic many find erotic.
Relationships
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

More people want open relationships, but here's why many don't last

Open relationships enjoy greater acceptance among younger adults but are often experimented with rather than sustained as long-term relationship structures.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Much Does Size Actually Matter to Women?

Many studies show that most women don't care much about the length or girth of men's penises, either flaccid or erect. But men don't believe it. Sex educators talk themselves hoarse about this, but many men still crave huge ones, and many opt for enlargement pills (all frauds) or for costly surgery that might leave them deformed. A recent study explored women's preferences for dildos, penis-mimicking sex toys.
Relationships
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I'm Ready for My Big Sexual Awakening. But I'm Searching for a Specific Kind of Guy.

Virginity is not a precious commodity to preserve for one person; instead, prioritize gaining sexual experience, confidence, and skills with partners who respect your pleasure.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Always Used to Love Hearing About My Single Friends' Sex Romps. Something Has Changed.

Sex jealousy stems from comparing a committed relationship to others' sexual experiences and can be eased by increasing intimacy, introducing novelty, or finding external excitement.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Are we hard-wired for infidelity?

Humans evolved both secure pair-bonding and a genetically influenced appetite for sexual novelty, producing heritable predispositions toward infidelity in some individuals.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

I Got Into Bed With a Couple. When Our Clothes Came Off, I Had a Reaction I Couldn't Control.

I am a bisexual, 50-year-old woman who enjoys threesomes, including with the most common configuration of a bisexual woman partnered with a straight male. All my past encounters have been amazing-open communication, everyone hot for everyone, natural transitions between constellations of two and three people interacting. However, last night I ended up in bed with a couple, and once we got our clothes off, something happened.
Relationships
Relationships
fromHuffPost
1 month ago

We Asked Women To Share Exactly What They Do To Orgasm

Heterosexual women experience an orgasm gap because partners often undervalue female pleasure; clitoral stimulation and partner learning increase women's likelihood of orgasm.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Can Sex Make You Happier?

Consistent sexual intimacy and close connection significantly contribute to long-term happiness by calming stress, building trust, and boosting emotional well-being.
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