Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In alleged “sex addiction,” the real issues are usually guilt and shame about being sexual. Sex comes in three varieties: procreative, relationship-affirming, and recreational. Humans have always…
The sex-addiction industry says the affliction causes great harm. Does it? Part 1 of this series shows that “sex addiction” does not meet standard criteria for real addictions. Proponents of sex-addiction understand this, but don’t want…
Alcohol, narcotics, cocaine, meth—you name it, their sexual effects are well-documented and quite predictable. The exception is marijuana. Its sexual effects are all over the map, from “I can’t stand having sex stoned,” to “I…
Popular culture embraces “sex addiction,” but most psychologists reject it. When we say they’re “addicted” to bacon, Beyoncé’s music or The Simpsons, it’s largely in jest. We’re not actually addicted. We just really like whatever….
What exactly is anal sex? In pornography, it means just one thing—penis-anus intercourse. But according to San Francisco sex therapist Jack Morin, Ph.D., author of Anal Pleasure and Health, a highly regarded guide to anal…
Many people have difficulty having orgasms, especially during partner sex. Only 25 percent of women are consistently orgasmic during intercourse. An estimated 5 to 10 percent of men have trouble with orgasm. Their lovers often…
Mention light BDSM (bondage, discipline, and sado-masochism), and the erotic enhancements that usually come to mind include: spanking, wrist and ankle cuffs, restraints, nipple clamps, and floggers. Unfortunately, blindfolds often get left off the list….
Everyone wants to reduce rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But how? Conservatives demand limiting school sex education to promotion of abstinence until marriage. Liberals insist on lessons about contraceptives and STI…
The year was 1979, the place Scottsdale, Arizona, and Barbara Jonas was upset because she and her husband, Michael, had a spat shortly before Michael left on a business trip. Feeling lonely, Barbara, then 37,…
While traveling through Europe after college, Barbara Taylor of Ottawa, Ontario, entered France and had to pass through customs. She pulled her passport out of her purse and handed it to the agent. Wedged into…
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