Category: Sex & Sexuality

• The Crisis Phase

This is the first phase, associated with the time when an affair is exposed or confessed. Although this time brings with it intense feelings of uncertainty, shock, anger and betrayal, it is crucial to remind oneself that … Read more

Research has long focused on the role of affairs within romantic relationships. However, sexual recovery from an affair is often overlooked. While everyone’s experience is unique, there are steps that can be taken to rebuild a romantic relationship after the … Read more

Sex is playful time between adults. When we are in that special intimate space, we go back to our most basic needs and our most basic instincts. If a couple has the ability to create such a safe space, where … Read more

‘although it may tend to decay over time, passionate love can be fed and kept alive within relationships, where partners actively pursue fresh discoveries about each other and thus fuel continued growth in intimacy.’
(Rubin, H. & Campbell, L. 2012)… Read more

“My partner doesn’t stop! There doesn’t seem to be a time when he (or she) doesn’t feel like sex, and I just can’t keep up!”

Does this sound like a familiar situation?

Sex drive in a couple may differ for … Read more

The other day I went to a gig, and the artist recounted a story about how she went on a date with a guy. As the date ensued, she was shocked with his views in relation to women and had … Read more

Research shows the inability to reach an orgasm is the second most common sexual problem in women. Scientists refer to this disability as Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD) and they strongly correlate it with lots of distress, that comes as a … Read more

Research suggests that men prefer problem-focused methods of handling stressful experiences (Endler & Parker, 1990; Matud, 2004). What this translates to, is that men handle difficult situations in ways which may not necessarily include any direct reflections of their own … Read more

There are many misconceptions regarding rape, many of them pertaining to a sexist mentality. Although there are some women who have adopted a faulty perception of rape, a misleading image of it has been reinforced mainly by men along the … Read more

In Part 1 of my blog I spoke a bit about the process of coming out as bisexual, throughout this part of the blog I will be focusing on how one can deal with this transition. There are diverse ways … Read more