By Gonzalo R. Quintana Zunino and Conall Eoghan Mac Cionnaith Guest Contributers There is a clear disparity between men and women when it comes to achieving orgasm; a phenomenon scientists call the orgasm gap. Studying orgasms is no easy task. We ...
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By Carrie Jenkins Contributing Writer Imagine you’re going home for the holidays, and this year you’re introducing a new partner to your family. Slightly awkward? Ok. Now imagine your old partner is there as well. Oh, and they’re still your ...
Read More »How To Survive Annoying Relatives This Holiday Season
By Jamie Gruman Guest Writer Social allergies are a lot like seasonal allergies. They’re annoying, exhausting and hard to avoid. They’re also especially common around the holidays. That’s because the holidays put you at a high risk of exposure. Swap ...
Read More »Think Teens Need The Sex Talk? Older Adults May Need It Even More
By Heather Honoré Goltz and Matthew Lee Smith Contributing Writers Humans are sexual beings. This urge does not stop when the clock strikes 60. Or even 90. Young adults may deny older relatives are having sex, but sexual activity is ...
Read More »“Wifehood” Is Not Old-Fashioned – Here’s Why It Matters
By Shani Orgad Guest Writer When the King of Sweden asks Joan, the protagonist of the newly-released film The Wife, what she does for a living, she replies, ironically, “I am a king maker”. This poignant scene takes place towards the ...
Read More »Why You Might Want To Rethink Monogamy In 2018
Lucia O’Sullivan Contributing Writer Monogamy is difficult to maintain. Sure, it’s easy enough at times when your life is devoid of temptation. But unless you and your partner live in isolation in a cottage in the woods, there are no ...
Read More »How Humour Can Change Your Relationship
By Gil Greengross Contributing Writer A sense of humour is an attractive trait. There is abundant cross cultural evidence that shows that being funny makes you more desirable as a mate, especially if you are a man. But once the ...
Read More »There Is A Time For Everything — Even A Time To Put Your Phone Away
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Sadly, the addiction, faced by many of us, as regards social media, is downright unnatural and can be equally inhuman. We do not need our phone to capture everything that we see; moreover, ...
Read More »Teenage Heartbreak Doesn’t Just Hurt, It Can Kill
By Lucia O’Sullivan Guest Writer Most adults recall the breakup of a romantic relationship as the most traumatic event of their youth. Research shows that breakups are the leading cause of psychological distress and a major cause of suicide among ...
Read More »The Secret To A Happy Marriage: Flexible Roles
Alimatul Qibtiyah and Siti Syamsiyatun Contribtuing Writers Between 2005 and 2010, one in ten married couples in Indonesia got divorced, according to data from the Supreme Court. In 70% of the cases, the wife initiated the divorce. The trend has ...
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