What you should know about depression and sex
According to MoodHacker , at least 19 million Americans experience depression each year. And that doesn’t necessarily mean a major episode of clinical depression . Mild depression affects 1 out of 7 people and women are more likely to feel it. If you or your significant other struggles with depression, here are some articles to […]
Want better sex? Give it time.
How many movie plots revolve around hot college hookups? A lot, that’s how many. Enter, science. A group of researchers at the University of Michigan, New York University, and Stanford University asked over 13,000 heterosexual undergraduate women at 21 U.S. colleges about their sex lives—including how good their last sexual experience was. Their study found […]
Summer of love: How saying yes can heat things up
Summer turns everything upside down and giddy with its promise of sunshine, downtime, fun, flirting, romance, and sultry flings . Here’s how to make it even hotter than usual. Say yes to… Every invitation you get. Anything that helps someone in need. Getting physical. Something new. Even better if it scares you. Anyone who offers […]
You feeling it? 16 ways to set the mood
Set the mood for what exactly? Are we talking sex? Romance? The answer is both. Here are 16 ways to add extra oomph when you want to get closer to someone. (We’ll let you interpret closer .) Try one tonight and see what happens. Write. Isabel Allende wrote, “For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words.” […]
4 tips for a greener sex life
On this 43rd Annual Earth Day , over a billion people across the planet will come together to reduce their impact on the environment. There are plenty of obvious ways to do that—like changing to more sustainable light bulbs or eating locally-grown produce—but there’s another less obvious place to get eco-friendly: your bedroom. In honor […]
In search of: Better everything (including sex)
We want you to be happy. (Because from our perspective, you’re effing fantastic and you deserve it.) But just in case there’s something you’d like to improve, here’s a little list to help you get things going in a new and better direction. Better relationships. Here’s what a psychologist , a men’s guide to life […]
4 STI myths that get in the way of a healthy sex life
Safer sex— comprehensive safer sex, that is —includes more than just using barriers consistently and correctly. You also need to talk about risk in advance of any sexual activity. That’s where most people get stuck. As soon as someone utters the letters S-T-I (short for sexually transmitted infection) in sequence, people run for the hills. […]
The Frisky Friday Top Five: How to say intercourse without saying intercourse
Some unique names for your cookie ? Check. A slew of endearing terms for his chub ? Double check. Closing out the series with how to say intercourse without sounding too clinical and boring? OMG yes, let’s talk about sex! PG13: Shag, get it on, knock boots, bang, boink, bone, copulate, do it, do the […]
Get a map, World Travelers: Sex marks the spot
We’ve talked about dating and sex in Japan and why you should have an “O” in Osaka . Now it’s time to get a little more global as we explore how to have a hookup in every port. TravelSexLife. The name says it all. If you’re curious about the world’s sexual playgrounds, this is your […]
What’s new in sex? It all depends on you
Homo sapiens have been having sex for 200,000 years. So it’s kind of hard to imagine that there’s anything new for us to do between the sheets. Hasn’t it all been done before? Not necessarily. Sure, there are technical advancements like the Mojowijo . And state of the art, awesome birth control options like the […]
