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What does it really mean to have an orgasm? Different people—and even different scientists—define “orgasm” in different ways, which makes this a surpr...

Most people say that their ideal relationship would be monogamous. Despite this, however, a lot of people seem to have a really hard time maintaining ...

What do the sex lives of college students today look like? And how have they changed over time? I spoke with a sex educator who has amassed more than ...

A lot of people think about sexual orientation and gender as stable characteristics of the self–they think that people are just born a certain way. Wh...

People can develop sexual fetishes for virtually anything. In fact, it’s not a stretch to say that if you can think of it, somebody probably has a fet...

Today’s youth are facing a complicated landscape when it comes to sex. They live in a world where sex is all around and porn is more easily accessible...

Sexual difficulties are common, but people tend to have a really hard time talking about them. In fact, people often find it easier to avoid the subje...

Have you ever heard that there are 8,000 nerve endings in the clitoris, or that the clitoris has twice as many nerve endings as the penis? These state...

Do people from different cultures have different sexual fantasies? Or are there common threads that run through our fantasy worlds? As someone who stu...

When did college “hookup culture” actually begin? Who is it helping, and who is it hurting? And what can people today do to navigate hookup culture an...

Why do humans have sex? To many, the answer to this question might seem obvious—but the truth is that our reasons for sex are many and varied, and som...

Divorce sucks. It can suck away your time and energy, your money, and, in some cases, even your will to live. So is there anything you can do to “divo...

Everyone’s brain is a little different when it comes to sex—and understanding how your sexual brain works is one of the keys to unlocking more pleasur...

Testosterone is one of the most misunderstood and maligned hormones in the human body. It gets blamed for toxic masculinity, sexual assault, aggressio...

It’s time to reimagine sex education and start giving people the sex ed they need—and deserve. So what should that look like? That’s the subject of my...

Marriage is hard. And, in many ways, it’s harder today than it was in the past because what we’re asking of our partners now is so dramatically differ...

There are a lot of things people get wrong about kink, including the idea it’s inherently rooted in trauma and mental illness, that it’s abusive, and ...

People’s interest in polyamory is growing. For example, Google trends reveal that searches related to polyamory have risen significantly over the last...

Getting into a relationship is much easier than getting out of one. People have a tendency to slide into relationships without putting in a lot of tho...

It is often said that the most important decision you make in your life is who you decide to have a relationship with—yet most of us are never really ...

Although sex, dating, and relationships can bring us great joy, they also have a very dark side. For example, people sometimes lie or deceive others i...

Is it really true that having a greater number of sexual partners necessarily means you have a greater risk for sexually transmitted infections (STDs)...

Where do our dreams come from? And what, if anything, do they actually mean? As someone who is a very vivid dreamer every single night, I have always ...

What does an affair really look like? What do people do, say, and feel when they cheat on a romantic partner? And why do so many people commit infidel...

May is Masturbation Month, so let’s talk self-pleasure! Masturbation is a topic that has long been shrouded by secrecy and shame, and it’s well past t...

One of the most common questions I get asked as a sex educator is how to open up a monogamous relationship. People ask about this for a wide range of ...

Sex is a topic that is all too often neglected in the doctor’s office. That’s unfortunate because our health affects our sex lives and, at the same ti...

In long-term relationships, feelings of passion tend to be really intense in the beginning, but typically decrease over time. As a result, one of the ...

What does sex and relationship therapy look like for LGBTQ patients? What are the main issues that come up, and how are they similar to or different f...

Sexual difficulties are more common than you might think. In fact, data from large nationally-representative surveys indicate that just over half of w...