Sunday’s NY Times article “When Thoughts Turn to Sex, or Not”, reported on the results of an Ohio State University study which debunked the myth that men think about sex every 7 seconds. All my life (both personal and professional), I have heard that statistic bandied about… men think about sex every 7 seconds. To …
Continue ReadingKissing Part 1 — How often do you kiss?
A recent survey conducted by the British Heart Foundation found that, “one in five (18%) married people don’t pucker-up with their partner for an entire week, while two in five married people (40%) kiss for just five seconds or less when they get it on. Apparently Scots kiss the longest, for 28 seconds. And East …
Continue ReadingThe “Glee” controversy.
Amy Schalet, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has a great post responding to the Glee episode where two of its main characters decide to have sex for the first time. Quote taken from the post, “Why did it takes us so long to arrive at a positive media portrayal of …
Continue ReadingFaking it.
Many theories exist about why one might fake an orgasm. In a recent study discussed on CBS News, a researcher at Columbia University found that women fake it to retain their mates. Dr Kaighobadi, who conducted the study (the study can be found in the November issue of the Archives of Sexual Behavior), calls it …
Continue ReadingHoliness and sex ed.
This Blog Entry was originally posted on the Sisterhood. “His main premise is that young people will tune out educators if their real concerns are left in the shadows.” In the end, that perhaps was the most important line of all in the recent New York Times Magazine article, “Teaching Good Sex,” by Laurie Abraham. …
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