'Fifty Shades of Grey' prompts record sales for sex shops
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” effect knows no bounds — not even for the gags, restraints, ticklers and toys its helping move in sex shops across the country.TheWrap spoke with standalone boutiques and...
View ArticleHumans have sex to keep the species healthy
A theory for why sexual reproduction is usually a better method for transferring genes than asexual reproduction has gained support. In the process, scientists have gained another tool to help them...
View ArticleHow to tell if your cheating partner will do it again
A reader submitted the following question:"Is it a bad idea to get involved with someone who I know cheated in their last relationship? I mean, once a cheater, always a cheater, right?"You’re certainly...
View ArticleWired made the perfect cover for its sex in the digital age issue
The cover of the March issue of Wired is perfect. The issue, which talks about sex in the digital age, comes with a warning: "MATURE CONTENT, READER DISCRETION ADVISED" and a "NSFW" tag, a popular...
View ArticleAn on-the-ground look at booze, sex, and the dark art of dealmaking in China
Turning down an after-dinner invite to a brothel is always a social minefield. But the city’s Party Secretary, a 50-something man with baby-soft hands, had been gently fondling my thigh underneath the...
View ArticleEverything you always wanted to know about condoms — but were afraid to ask
Entrepreneur Jeffrey Hollender achieved major success after founding household products company Seventh Generation. Hollender embarked on his most recent venture with his daughter Meika. The...
View ArticleScientists measured 15,000 penises and determined the average size
While some studies suggest that penis size reflects male attractiveness, a new study has calculated the "average" size for a penis by measuring 15,000 appendages around the world.According to the BJU...
View ArticleHow your sex life changes depending on how long you’ve been with your partner
Thursday during the sexuality preconference, Gurit Birnbaum and Eli Finkel gave a talk about how the functions of sexual cues and desire change across different phases of a relationship.People in...
View ArticleOver 50% of American singles had casual sex in 2014 — here's why that's good...
According to a new 5,000 person study, 66% of men and 50% of single women report that they had a one-night stand in 2014.According to anthropologist and study author Helen Fisher, this could actually...
View ArticleScientists discovered how much sex happy couples have every month
The first two years of a relationship are usually considered to be the most exciting. After that, according to psychotherapist and author M. Gary Neuman, couples have to work to maintain that initial...
View ArticleSHERYL SANDBERG: Men who do housework have more sex
In a previous New York Times article, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Wharton professor Adam Grant pointed out that men can benefit from contributing to the "office housework" that often gets...
View ArticleSome Wall Streeters will be attending a party 'for the sexual elite' in NYC...
A London-based sex club for the "elite" is hosting its first-ever New York City rollick on Saturday, and you can expect some Wall Street faces to show up.Killing Kittens, which was founded by Kate...
View ArticleResearchers analyzed over 100 hours of porn and found some surprising trends
Although internet pornography is frequently criticized for depicting gender inequality, surprisingly little research has examined the actual gendered content of online porn.Moreover, what little...
View ArticleHere’s when people are most likely to cheat on their partner
A new set of studies just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that when we are on the verge of entering a new decade in our chronological age (i.e., when we are...
View ArticleThe psychology of ‘friends with benefits’
Some of my colleagues and I have published a series of studies on friends with benefits (FWBs) over the last few years, which I have written about before on the blog (see here and here).Among the many...
View ArticleHere's the real reason men like big butts
Evolutionary psychologists have long argued that many of the physical features heterosexual men are drawn to in women reflect traits that signify female health and fertility status. The basic argument...
View ArticleThe 7 naughtiest stories from the blockbuster Justice Department 'sex party'...
A new Justice Department investigation revealed a series of shocking allegations of sexual misconduct by agency employees on Thursday. These allegations include "sex parties" funded by drug cartels,...
View ArticleHow your eyes give away if you are in love or just lusting
Love may be blind, but a study by University of Chicago researchers has found one unit of measurement that might help us know whether it's love or lust at first sight, and, baby, it's all in the...
View ArticleMillennials are much more sexually conservative than you think
Hookups: how vague. Dictionaries and sources of Internet wisdom define them as casual sexual encounters, encompassing everything from kissing to intercourse, depending on which source you consult....
View ArticleWhy southern states are the leading consumers of gay porn
According to data released by Pornhub, 5.6% of porn users in Mississippi seek out gay porn, compared to 2.8% in North Dakota.On average, gay porn is more heavily consumed in states where same-sex...
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