Six Questions to Ask Your Partner Before You Get Married
There are six questions you should ask your partner before you get married. The answers may surprise you. read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Sex ask couples marriage premarital questions Source Type: news
Twelve Time-Tested Love Boosters
Start now and challenge yourself by putting these relationship resolutions into place today!read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Relationships Sex love Source Type: news
On the Confusion Between Sexual Fantasy and Reality
The ad showed a beautiful young woman dressed only in a sweater, her hair tossed over one eye. I couldn't decipher the expression on her face, because there was no expression at all. She did not look happy. I couldn't help thinking she looked as if she had been drugged. The hair covering half her face - What was it hiding? Where were the rest of her clothes? Who had them?read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Stephen Snyder, M.D. Tags: Sex Source Type: news
Synchronous and Asynchronous Sexual Experiences
When the couple embraces variable, flexible sexuality, which celebrates synchronous as well as asynchronous sexual experiences, they can enjoy a strong, resilient sexual desire.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Barry W. McCarthy, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Self-Help Sex desire intimacy low sexual desire marital intimacy marriage sexual intimacy sexual relationships Source Type: news
Four Reasons Sex and Marijuana Don’t Mix
As marijuana’s social acceptability grows, it’s easy to forget that its use can come with some unwelcome side effects. A recently released National Institute on Drug Abuse summary of marijuana research, for example, confirmed that, yes, cannabis really can be addictive, it can impair brain development, and it has been linked to a variety of mental health issues.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: David Sack, M.D. Tags: Addiction Depression Relationships Sex drug abuse drug addiction marijuana sex life Source Type: news
The 4 Bad Habits That Could Ruin Your Relationship
Relationships are complex, and require constant nurturing. Avoiding these four bad habits can prevent long-term issues, and ensure a happy, healthy relationship.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Relationships Sex Social Life Dr. Gregory Jantz Dr. Jantz happy relationships healthy relationships importance of communication lasting relationships relationship problems significant other successful relationships the Source Type: news
Four Bad Habits That Could Ruin Your Relationship
Relationships are complex, and require constant nurturing. Avoiding these four bad habits can prevent long-term issues, and ensure a happy, healthy relationship.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Relationships Sex Social Life Dr. Gregory Jantz Dr. Jantz happy relationships healthy relationships importance of communication lasting relationships relationship problems significant other successful relationships the Source Type: news
The Secret Nonverbal Powers of Touch
We are all aware of the sensual power of touch, and the role that it plays in sexuality. However, there are many other ways that touch can be used to affect people, both positively and negatively.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Sex Social Life attraction body language dominance laws of attraction nonverbal communication nonverbal cues psychology sexuality touch Source Type: news
Laws of Attraction: How Do We Select a Life Partner?
What makes two people pick one another from among the myriad available candidates? Psychology studies have long been trying to answer this question, and with considerable success.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Noam Shpancer, Ph.D. Tags: Gender Happiness Relationships Sex Source Type: news
Affirmative Consent
Waiting until college to teach affirmative consent is too late.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Paul Abramson Tags: Gender Law and Crime Sex Source Type: news
People in Open Relationships May Be Healthier and Happier
Many believe that people in open relationships are less healthy and happy than people in monogamous relationships. A new study adds to the evidence that it may in fact be the opposite.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Zhana Vrangalova, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Relationships Sex Source Type: news
Marriage: A Good Deal or an Ordeal?
Relationships provide us with an unending series of opportunities to recognize and begin to detach from unskillful beliefs and practices that may be contributing to, rather than alleviating some of the suffering in our lives. read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Linda and Charlie Bloom, Tags: Happiness Relationships Self-Help Sex comfort companionship connection diificulties emotional love parenting playmate security skills victim Source Type: news
Bonding (Physically) With Same-Sex Individuals
A new papers suggests that homoerotic behavior functions to bond same-sex friends closer together. I remain skeptical. read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Jesse Marczyk Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Gender Sex Social Life Source Type: news
Sacred Hearts
Sex and religion have always had a somewhat uneasy relationship. When the two intersect there is often controversy, heated debate, and/or scandal. However, there are small numbers of people who are allegedly sexually aroused by religious artefacts, rituals, and/or behaviour. One such behavior is hierophilia (sexual arousal from religious and sacred objects)read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Sex fetish Hierophilia Klingsor Syndrome religion Religious sex sexual fetish sexual paraphilia sexual sadism Teleophilia Transcendent sex. Source Type: news
The “Birds and the Bees” Differ for Boys and Girls
In a forthcoming publication in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences with my undergraduate RAs and developmental psychologist Dawn K. Melzer, I explored the content of communications that parents have with their children about sex. Our participants’ parents were more focused on guarding the sexuality of their daughters than their sons.read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Barry X. Kuhle, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Evolutionary Psychology Parenting Sex birds and the bees daughter-guarding parent-child sex talks sex differences Source Type: news
