Years ago, Marvin Gaye had a hit with “Sexual Healing.” The song dealt with the emotional benefits of lovemaking. True enough. But sex is also good for physical health. Here’s what the latest research shows:…
To prevent sexual assault, forget affirmative consent. Focus on binge drinking. Since the turn of the current century, the media have spotlighted epidemic levels of college and military sexual assaults, everything from uninvited groping to…
Who views PornHub? When? What? How? And for how much time per visit? Since 1997 when pornography began migrating to the Internet, it’s been difficult to get a clear picture of who’s viewing how much…
Multiples have been reported for almost a century. Now we know more about them. From the earliest sex research through today, the main issue with women’s orgasms is the substantial proportion of women who DON’T…
Sustained eye-gazing increases trust, intimacy, and sexual pleasure. Sexologists almost universally recommend extended, gentle, playful, mutual whole-body caressing as a key ingredient of satisfying lovemaking. But people can also caress each other without actually touching—by gazing…
Enjoying great sex isn’t all that complicated. Just embrace these nine elements. Each of us is sexually unique. We all have complicated personalities and highly individual lovemaking preferences. Put two erotically unique individuals together, and…
I was recently on the Oh Fuck Yeah podcast with Ruan Willow. Among the many topics included were libido, healthy sex, relationships, culture, pleasure, sexual health, why masturbation is healthy and necessary, why sex addiction…
I was recently on the “Keep Them Coming” podcast where Kristen Thomas, a Certified Sex Coach and Clinical Sexologist, and I discuss love, lust, and everything in between. Have a listen:
In BDSM and non-kink settings, there are many reasons why pain can be enjoyable In bondage, discipline, and sado-masochism (BDSM), dominant players (doms, tops) may inflict pain—in SM parlance, “intense sensation”—on submissive participants (subs, bottoms)….
Monogamy, Non-Monogamy, Hall Passes, Threesomes, More-somes, and Swinging In the 2011 romantic comedy, Hall Pass, two wives grant their husbands one week of unlimited sexual escapades with no marital consequences. The movie itself is forgettable,…