Many women complain that their vaginas are “too tight” or “too loose,” and many men raise the issue about lovers. Notions of a tight or loose vagina are fraught with mythology. Here’s the plain truth. First,…
Young adults have casual sex— but compared with their parents and grandparents, LESS. Since around 2000, young adult college students have stopped dating. Instead, they connect through app-enabled “hook-ups,” some of which become sexual. Researchers…
All the press about the sexuality of older men focuses on erection problems, and the drugs now available to treat them. But another equally important issue has received almost no attention—the problems men over 40…
Frequent kissing boosts most women’s sexual and relationship satisfaction Kissing is a mystery. Science has no idea why people do it. Theories abound, but the puzzle remains unsolved. Only two other species kiss, chimpanzees and…
Marie Silva and her husband, Jack, both act in pornographic videos. Marie has made a modest name for herself, appearing in two dozen productions, among them: Sex Across America 5, Anal Addicts 2, and Nasty…
Our culture has a long history of demonizing casual sex, that is, lovemaking divorced from any expectation of a future together. For centuries, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all insisted that God approves of sex…
Myth: Men don’t care if women have orgasms. Truth: Men care a great deal Many surveys show that during partner lovemaking, men have orgasms around 95 percent of the time, but for women the figure…
As frequency of use increases, both men and women report more enjoyable sex On supplement shelves at pharmacies and natural food stores, you’re likely to see products with names like Male Vigor or Female Responsiveness…
Contrary to popular belief, sex before athletics doesn’t hurt performance. Athletic folklore abounds with tales of coaches forbidding sex the night before big games. The prohibition is largely based on the belief that sex is…
Lesbians are more orgasmic than straight women. Here’s why. Many studies have shown that compared with heterosexual men, during partner sex, straight women, are substantially less likely to have orgasms. Heterosexual women are also less…