Sex

Sex Counts as 'Moderate Exercise'

Calories burned are the equivalent of 25 minutes of walking uphill, research says.
- James Hamblin
- December 10, 2013
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The End of AIDS Will Be in Love

Working with my international AIDS foundation, I have witnessed discrimination, injustice, and indignation as the major barriers to treatment and cure.
- Elton John
- November 26, 2013
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Online Dating, on the Autism Spectrum

Dating poses the same basic challenge for everyone: trusting someone else.
- Rula Al-Nasrawi
- November 25, 2013
Sex 'Addiction' Isn't a Guy Thing

Lack of research and knowledge about female hypersexuality stem from the double standard that men always want sex and women never do. Some women instead refer to their condition as "love addiction" or "relationship addiction."
- Tori Rodriguez
- November 19, 2013
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Men Have Biological Clocks, Too

Men and women are roughly equally likely to be infertile, but for years the focus has been on female treatments.
- Jacoba Urist
- October 21, 2013
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The New Old-School Birth Control

Tracking fertility effectively is more complicated than just counting days on the calendar. But it can work.
- Katie Gilbert
- September 26, 2013
40 Days of Dating

The Trouble With a Public 40-Day Dating Experiment

40 Days of Dating never really felt real until it was over.
- Julie Beck
- September 6, 2013
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Faking a Pregnancy Is Inadvisable; Courts Agree

But what if it's not to mislead an employer, only to elicit a marriage proposal?
- Keli Goff
- September 6, 2013
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Married to a Doll: Why One Man Advocates Synthetic Love

Davecat lives with his wife and mistress, both dolls, and thinks synthetic partners are ideal for those who don't want to deal with humans' inconsistencies.
- Julie Beck
- September 6, 2013
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Study: Boyfriends Insecure, Wish to Hoard Success for Themselves

Men felt worse about themselves and the future of their relationships in the face of a female partner’s success.
- Julie Beck
- August 30, 2013
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On Marrying a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Dealing with misinformation, feeling powerless, and slowly getting better together
- Shonna Milliken Humphrey
- August 27, 2013
Where Narcissism Meets Addiction

Is Anthony Weiner's behavior an "addiction" to sexting, or something more psychologically defining and pervasive?
- Joseph Burgo
- July 30, 2013
Fertility Today: Where Don't Babies Come From?

Dr. Robert Martin on how society is shaping human reproduction, and vice versa
- Hope Reese
- July 1, 2013
A Pickup Artist's Guide to Seducing a Sandwich

Becoming a Subway sandwich seduction artist comes down to one principle: The sandwich wants to be eaten.
- June 28, 2013
Coming Out as a Porn Addict

The Internet caused my addiction, but it also helped me find a cure.
- Isaac Abel
- June 26, 2013
Ask Alison: When Cats Stand in the Way of Love

Good advice from someone who is terrible at dating
- Alison Agosti
- June 21, 2013
Staying Alive in the Rural South

The disquieting silence around the HIV epidemic
- James Hamblin
- June 19, 2013
Ask Alison: Finding Out You Smell

Good advice from someone who is terrible at dating
- Alison Agosti
- June 14, 2013
Ask Alison: Unemployed Love, Dancing Alone, and Moving Away

Good advice from someone who is terrible at dating
- Alison Agosti
- June 7, 2013
Was I Actually 'Addicted' to Internet Pornography?

Addiction isn't a term to be thrown around lightly. But some argue that it's possible to become neurologically dependent on porn.
- Isaac Abel
- June 7, 2013