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Why Having Sex On The Mind Makes People Lie

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Written by: Harry Reis and Gurit Birnbaum

Why Having Sex On The Mind Makes People Lie
With sex on their minds, people are more likely to change their attitudes and engage in deceptive self-presentation, research on sexual priming finds.

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Experiencing Tantra: Spiritual Oneness Is Always Accompanied By Deep Love

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Written by: Valerie Brooks

Experiencing Tantra: Spiritual Oneness Is Always Accompanied By Deep Love
Tantra is well regarded within the yoga tradition as the fastest path to enlightenment. Eastern legend holds that an average human soul takes 100,000 lifetimes to achieve enlightenment, but that with tantra, any person truly committed to this path can gain enlightenment in as little as one lifetime. I soon discovered why this is true.

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Sex Robots Increase The Potential For Gender-Based Violence

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Written by: Judy Illes and Farhad R. Udwadia

Sex Robots Increase The Potential For Gender-Based Violence
Sex robots made headlines after American comedian Whitney Cummings brought out her very own lookalike robot for her Netflix special called Can I Touch It? RealBotix

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Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom

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Written by: Ivy Brashear

Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom

There have been times in Hannah Adams’ life when she’d been confused about her body and birth control. Sex education in middle and high school in mountainous eastern Kentucky was severely lacking, she says.

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Is It Normal For Girls To Masturbate?

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Written by: Melissa Kang

Is It Normal For Girls To Masturbate?

Is it normal for girls to masturbate and are there any health consequences?

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Why Our Relationship With Dick Pics Is Complicated

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Written by: Andrea Waling

Why Our Relationship With Dick Pics Is Complicated
Why do men send dick pics? Some research and popular commentary suggests it is for reasons of narcissism and over-confidence. Some men no doubt send them in the hopes of receiving a nude photo in kind, or because they genuinely believe that’s what women desire.

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How Moms Get Bad Advice About Sex After Birth

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Written by: Joseph Paul

How Moms Get Bad Advice About Sex After Birth
Couples are getting the message that there’s a certain point at which they should start having sex again after having a baby, interviews show.

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Why Sexual Desire Can Spark A Real Connection

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Written by: Sandra Knispel

Why Sexual Desire Can Spark A Real Connection
Sex helps initiate romantic relationships between potential partners, a new study finds.

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The Benefits of Choosing Celibacy for a Few Months or More

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Written by: Stuart Sovatsky, Ph.D.

The Benefits of Choosing Celibacy for a Few Months or MoreWhat brings a person to consider celibacy for a few months or years cannot be easily explained. It will take some time to reap the results of greater tolerance for sexual feelings without needing to act on them in conventional ways. Sex will become more of a choice than a need.

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Accepting Homosexuality: From Shame to Acceptance

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Written by: Jesse Davis

Accepting Homosexuality: From Shame to AcceptanceI feel that now is the time to take a completely different look at Homosexuality! With modern science suspecting the causes of same-sex orientation to be genetic, it is time to dispel the myths of choice. When people are born a certain way through no choice of their own -- such as race, or looks, or handicaps -- should they be penalized by society? Is that fair?... I think not.

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Freud Versus Jung: A Bitter Feud Over The Meaning Of Sex

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Written by: Sam Dresser

Freud Versus Jung: A Bitter Feud Over The Meaning Of SexOn 27 February 1907, at Berggasse 19 in Vienna, Sigmund Freud fell in love. The object of his affection was Carl Gustav Jung: 19 years younger than Freud, the young psychiatrist was already the clinical director of the prestigious Burghölzli Hospital and a professor at the University of Zurich.

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Chi and Sexual Energy: A Path Toward Health, Vitality, and The Divine

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Written by: Mantak Chia & Wiliam U. Wei

Chi and Sexual Energy: A Path Toward Health, Vitality, and The Divine
Energy, like water, is the life-giving sustenance of the earth. Sexual energy is nourishment for the totality of ourselves -- the body, the mind, and the spirit. It is the water of life, replenishing the gardens of the human temple. Working with energy is a pivotal factor in our overall state of happiness.

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What Do We Consent To When We Consent To Sex?

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Written by: Joseph J Fische

What Do We Consent To When We Consent To Sex?Two men regularly meet at a sex club, so that one (‘the top’) can fist the other (‘the bottom’). One night, the fisting duo stay until the club closes. The lights click on in their sobering glory, exposing the prosthetic hand that the top has been inserting into the anus of the bottom.

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Feminine Wisdom and Aging: The Positive Role of the Wise Woman and Crone

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Written by: Kristi Meisenbach Boylan

Feminine Wisdom and Aging: The Positive Role of the Wise Woman and Crone
Times are changing, and for the most part, the word 'crone' is now accurately being used as a synonym for a woman who not only embodies postmenopausal wisdom, but shares it with the world. It is the time when the wisdom and healing of a woman's menopausal journey quickens in her heart, and her desire to share all that she has learned drives her back to the outer world.

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Are Midlife Sex Problems More Common Than You Think?

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Written by: Christopher Quinn-Nilas

Are Midlife Sex Problems Are More Common Than You Think?

The most common sexual problem is low desire, according to a research study we recently published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Around 40 per cent of the women we asked, and 30 per cent of men, reported experiencing problems with low desire during the last six months.

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The Sexual Origins Of Patriarchy And The Radical Power Of Love

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Written by: Paul A Kottman

The Sexual Origins Of Patriarchy And The Radical Power Of Love

‘The world has always belonged to males,’ wrote Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex (1949), ‘and none of the reasons given for this have ever seemed sufficient.’

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How Technology Is Changing Sex

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Written by: Dave Parry

How Technology Is Changing SexAs the TV series Westworld wraps up its second season, the show continues to spark discussion about a potential future that involves lifelike sex robots.

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When Sex Roles Get Reversed, Some Females Develop A Penis

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Written by: Paco Garcia-Gonzalez, Ramon & Cajal Researcher, Spanish Scientific Research Council CSIC

A male African jacana bird mounts a female, but who takes the lead in caring for the young?. In many species, the males develop elaborated sexual traits to attract females and dissuade potential rival males through competition.

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Why Child Sex Abuse Doesn't Create Pedophiles

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Written by: Xanthe Mallett, University of New England

Why Child Sex Abuse Doesn't Create PedophilesA popular misconception is that most child sex offenders were once victims themselves. The theory is based on the erroneous assumption that they’ve become paedophiles – those preferentially sexually attracted to prepubescent children – because of their victimisation.

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Why Good Sex Ed Doesn't Lead To Teen Pregnancy

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Written by: Suzanne Dyson, La Trobe University

Sex ed should be inclusive, empowering, and facilitate ethical sexual relationships. lauren rushing/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDComprehensive, inclusive sexuality and relationships education (“sex ed”) teaches children and adolescents in age-appropriate ways that sexuality is a normal, healthy part of life.

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When New Moms Are Stressed, Sex Life Takes A Hit

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Written by: Victoria Indivero-Penn State

When New Moms Are Stressed, Sex Life Takes A HitAfter having their first baby, new parents report being only somewhat satisfied with their sex lives. The stress levels of moms—but not dads—may be a reason why.

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