Post-Pandemic Relationship Repair (and more…) As I’ve written previously, this podcast is my personal favorite hosted by Seattle sex therapist Diana Wiley, Ph.D., who happens to be an old friend. How can couples rewrite their…
Psychologists have identified three reasons why people have sex: procreation, sexual pleasure, and to strengthen the bonds of relationships. But University of Texas at Austin researchers have discovered more reasons—234 more. Psychologists Cindy Meston and…
The phrase, “battle of the sexes,” implies a yawning chasm between men’s and women’s sexual sensibilities. The implication is that lesbian/gay couples have less of a “battle.” Because they are members of the same gender,…
Over the last dozen years or so, my wife of 22 years has slowly withdrawn from sex. We used to do it twice a week. Now we’re down to once every few months. I can’t…
My husband and I have been together for 15 years. We’re soulmates and still very much in love. He still flirts with me and I know he’s attracted to me, but we don’t make love…
Hello Michael, I’m wondering if there’s any advice you have for me. I’m a 28-year-old women dating at 33 year-old-man. He’s the kindest most partner-like boyfriend I have had. Except when it comes to sex….
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…
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…
I’m 39 and have been married to my husband, whom I love very much, for 12 years. We’re about the same age. He is a wonderful husband and I know he loves me dearly. The…
Everyone is sexually unique. This bears repeating. Everyone is sexually unique. From the 1960s through the millennium, sexologists believed that the human sexual response cycle was a fixed, universal, four-phase process. But starting around 2000,…
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