Addicted to Punta (Pardon the Slang)
Sex beats drugs nine ways from Sunday.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 18, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Stanton Peele Tags: Addiction Sex Source Type: news

Of Penis Bones and Shamans
It has been suggested that Adam's “rib” used to create Eve was in fact his penis bone. But hoofed mammals lack one, so how was it known that men had lost it? Carnivores have a penis bone, so dogs are a possible but unlikely source of knowledge. It turns out that bears (now extinct in much of the Middle East) were around, and their long penis bones figure in shamanic rites.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 15, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Robert D. Martin, Ph.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Evolutionary Psychology Sex Source Type: news

Warning to Men: Erection Drugs Just Might KILL You
The FDA calls erection drugs "safe." But a recent study shows that's misleading.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 15, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Michael Castleman, M.A. Tags: Happiness Health Relationships Sex erection drugs Source Type: news

Want a Ride? Use Uber. Want a Prostitute? Use an App
In today’s world you can find pretty much anything if you just know which smartphone app to use. Looking for a nearby restaurant? Try OpenTable, UrbanSpoon, LocalEats or Yelp.And if you want to finish off your evening with a paid-for sexual encounter? Well, there are apps for that as well.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 15, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S Tags: Addiction Ethics and Morality Law and Crime Sex cheating cybersex friend finders hook-up apps hookup apps infidelity technology Source Type: news

How Are We To Talk About the Complexity of Bisexuality?
A man is bisexual if he feels a persistent sexual and/or romantic attraction to both men and women. A man can seek sex with men but not be gay or bi. This has worried some of my readers who conclude that I am “biphobic” or I don’t believe there are any bisexuals.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 15, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Joe Kort, Ph.D. Tags: Gender Sex bisexual bisexual men gay men straight men Source Type: news

Sexlessness - the Anti-Magi Gift
He sold his pocket watch to buy her combs for her hair; she sold her hair to buy a chain for his pocket watch. The lovers discerned their partner’s secret desire and gave up their own most precious possession to secure the other’s happiness. Sexlessness is the opposite dynamic; each spouse figures out what the other most needs and withholds it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 13, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Laurie J. Watson, LMFT, LPC Tags: Happiness Relationships Sex Spirituality gift of magi I just married a selfish person my partner is selfish sex and love. unselfish love Source Type: news

Sexlessness - the Anti-Gift of the Magi
He sold his pocket watch to buy her combs for her hair; she sold her hair to buy a chain for his pocket watch. The lovers discerned their partner’s secret desire and gave up their own most precious possession to secure the other’s happiness. Sexlessness is the opposite dynamic; each spouse figures out what the other most need and withholds it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 13, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Laurie J. Watson, LMFT, LPC Tags: Happiness Relationships Sex Spirituality gift of magi I just married a selfish person my partner is selfish sex and love. unselfish love Source Type: news

Why Sex Can't Always Be Stellar
How hit-and-miss intimacy keeps us strongly connected. Our best efforts in the bedroom don’t always produce the fireworks we’d like. Why isn’t the love we take always equal to the love we make?read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 12, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Seth Slater, M.F.A. Tags: Animal Behavior Happiness Relationships Sex animals bedroom committment connection crap game dolphin emotional escapades flirt hooked intimacy irresistable kiss kiss and tell libido long-term relationships love lo Source Type: news

Modern Marriage
We can use the imagination and the will to adapt that allowed us to claim meaningful partnerships in the face of adversity--and against all odds--to remain awake, alive, and engaged with our spouses, well beyond our wedding days.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 11, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Mark O'Connell, L.C.S.W. Tags: Gender Relationships Sex Social Life IHI Therapy Center lcsw love Mark O ' Connell marriage equality Modern Brides & Modern Grooms modern love same sex marriage weddings Source Type: news

Sit-In
Sitting down to stand up to the governmentread more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 11, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Robert J. King, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Gender Law and Crime Sex Pornography; sit in; BDSM Source Type: news

Come Play: It's the Bluff the Psychologist Challenge
With apologies to NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! it is time to play the Bluff the Psychologist Challenge. Two of these effects are made up. Which one is real? read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 10, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Nate Kornell, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Intelligence Sex Sport and Competition Source Type: news

Sexism Affects Female Sex Addiction
Although women are still widely underrepresented in studies on addiction, we are gradually moving towards a culture that not only acknowledges their legitimate struggles with alcoholism, sex and love addiction and compulsive eating and/or spending, but also acknowledges the unique ways in which their behaviors and recovery patterns differ from those of men. read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Alexandra Katehakis, MFT, CST, CSAT Tags: Addiction Health Politics Sex rape recovery sex addiction. love addiction sex education sexism sexual assault sexual harassment sexual trauma Source Type: news

Why Waitresses Look Sexy
There is a basic grammar of courtship in birds where the male offers a gift to the female, such as a bit of food, or a piece of nesting material. If the gift is satisfactory, the pair moves on to the next phase of bonding. This grammar also influences men's willingness to donate to women, even in an era of gender equality.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Nigel Barber, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Gender Sex Social Life altruism mate selection tips waitresses Source Type: news

Is Grindr an Unprotected Anal Sex Finder?
Many Grindr users have unprotected anal sex increasing their risk for HIV.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Naveed Saleh, M.D., M.S. Tags: Health Media Relationships Sex AIDS anal intercourse anal sex gay men Grindr HIV homosexual men LGBT young men Source Type: news

19 Questions That Can Trigger a Fantasy
The art of creating fantasies.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 7, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Sex fantasizing fantasy Source Type: news