Monthly Archives: March 2011

Depressed? It Affects Your Relationship, Too

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In weird gender news, research has found that a woman’s depression can inhibit her ability to understand her partner’s feelings, which can make alienation worse. Not only that, but her partner becomes less empathic too, which only adds to the …

Professor: Sexting Normal for Teens Exploring Sexuality

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Is the proliferation of sexting among teens a social problem? Not if you live in Australia. New research from University of New South Wales professor Nina Funnell found that most Australian teenagers aren’t coerced into sexting; rather, they consider it …

Single Gal Leaves Best Drunk-Dial Voice Mail Ever

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I really hate to make fun of this gal, because we’ve all been there (haven’t we? Bueller?… Bueller?), but this might just be the best drunken voice mail from a single woman left for a single man in the history …

Which Regular Movies Feature Actual Sex?

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Oooh, gossip: The ladies over at Crushable have compiled a list of nine movies that either definitely have real sex in them — or are at least rumored to. Pardon us while we add these to our Netflix queue:

Sexpert Susie Bright Talks Sex Ed in New Memoir

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One of our favorite sexperts, Susie Bright, has a new memoir out called Big Sex Little Death. Flavorwire just featured an interview with Bright about the book — along with a great quote about an early gig selling sex toys …

Fake Facebook Girlfriend App: Only for the Very Lonely

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Tired of all the jocks from high school on Facebook thinking you’re still a loser? Or were you a jock who everyone assumed would have a really hot girlfriend now? Look no further than the Cloud Girlfriend app: a service …

Study: Emotional Pain of Breakups Similar to Physical Pain

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Anyone who’s been through a bad breakup knows exactly what this new study is talking about: Researchers have found that social rejection can cause hurt similar to physical pain. The reasoning: Chemical pathways in the brain process intense emotional pain …

Three Cheers for Honesty in the Vows Section

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The New York Times Vows section has been called the sports pages for women, but I think Us Weekly deserves that nickname. I prefer to think of the Vows as the society pages, with a little bit of true love in …

Match.com Survey Shows Singles Are Oddly Traditional

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If you pay attention to the headlines, the state of dating today is all doom and gloom: Guys never want you to meet their friends, singles would rather text than talk on the phone, and everyone is hopping into bed …

Study: Ginseng, Saffron are Natural Aphrodisiacs

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Grocery shopping time! Spice up tonight’s dinner with nature’s Viagra: A study to be published in the journal Food Research International found that ginseng, saffron, and yohimbine (a chemical from West African yohimbine trees) increased sexual performance.