‘Sexiety’ is a term you might not have heard before, but that’s not to say you haven’t experienced it. Feeling a little nervous before you have sex with a new person, or before trying something different with your partner, is totally normal. Sexiety, officially known as sexual performance anxiety, is when these nerves get so …
Modern humans are demanding creatures. Hardwired to seek out speed and efficiency, we like our online purchases to be delivered within three hours (time > money), our dinners couriered directly to our doorsteps and our gratification, across all aspects of life, to be instant. Thanks also to the pervasiveness of social media, talking critically about …
Not that we needed more proof, but science agrees that pre-bating is pretty much always a good idea. Of all the different genres of masturbation, pre-bating is definitely a crowd favourite. Procrasti-bating is up there, but the undeniable psychological and physical benefits of pre-bating take the crown. Whether or not you’re familiar with the term, …
The DIY Self-Love Deed Known As ‘Pre-Bating’ Works Absolute Wonders Read More »
As I separated the whites and colours like every good human should, reaching into the seemingly bottomless laundry basket I realised that while my undies to days’ ratio matched, my boyfriend’s clearly did not. My partner looked me straight in the eye and said “I change a few times a day.” “WHAT?” I quickly retaliated. …
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Brazilian photographer Marcos Alberti teamed up with female sexual empowerment brand Smile Makers to launch a social experiment revealing the facial changes of 20 women before and after climaxing by using one of Smile Makers’ vibrators. From the looks of these 20 women spanning all different nationalities, including China, France, and the US, you can …
The incredible photographs that show how women visibly change before and after orgasm. Read More »
“Number one: consent … and number two is lighting,” laughs Ally Oliver-Perham. She’s the project manager at the Victorian Women’s Trust and co-founder of Rosie.org.au (an online lifestyle resource for young women), and her rules for sending a good sext are pretty simple. While it may still be considered taboo to sext — send and …
Don’t worry. This story will not include the intimate details of my, erm, intimate time. I do, however, want to have a candid conversation about how much sex we’re all having, and whether scheduling sex (literally scheduling it in on a calendar) could help improve your sex life. A few months ago, we did a …
Would you try scheduling sex with your partner? I did and this is what happened. Read More »
Here comes the sun. Are we better people once the mercury starts to rise? There’s a perceptible shift in mood when those early days of summer roll around. Our sunlight hours bleed into the evening, the air is filled with the scent of gardenias and sunscreen and the torturous early morning alarms begin to feel, …
Desire is multifaceted. There are movies and then there is real life. Psycho-sexologist Chantelle Otten explains just what desire is – in our everyday lives, how we can nurture it or kick start it back into gear. What is ‘sex drive’? What increases it and what hampers it? Desire is multifaceted. It can be influenced …
In the driver’s seat: sex drive and sexuality in everyday life Read More »
We’re deep in the throes of Married at First Sight 2019 (seriously, is it still going?) and the catfights and controversies are coming thick and fast. But at the heart of it, this is a show about lasting love. At least, that’s what it was meant to be about, but it’s kind of fallen short …
Which MAFS couples will stay together ? A Psycho-Sexologist Predicts Read More »