What experiences make women sexually satisfied? — Sigmund Freud famously said that after 30 years of studying people in intimate detail, there was one question he couldn’t answer: what do women want? Of course, Freud was cocaine-fueled and crazy in more ways than one. His sexism was on par for the era. His ideas were wacky. Since…

What are the traits that lead to women initiating sex more? — Sex stereotypes are unavoidable. Each of us carries a sexual script that informs how we believe sex should be throughout our lives. Our sexual scripts are influenced by everything from religion to Disney movies to porno movies. …

It turns out, a sense of humor is orgasmic…literally — It’s no secret that most women dote on a man with a sense of humor. For as long as I’ve been alive, I’ve heard women saying they get weak at the knees whenever a guy is funny around them. For the longest time, I didn’t get it. …

3,017 women reported the sexual techniques they used most often to enhance their sexual pleasure — It’s almost cliché of our culture to assume that men are always looking for a magic bullet during sex — a little button they can press to change the game, and turn on God Mode for being a superstar lover. Unfortunately for us (and even more unfortunately for women), life…

A framework to help you better understand your relationships — I’ve had a lot of successes in love — and a lot of failures. I’m going through an agonizing breakup right now. It’s civil, albeit painful. The disorderly whirlwind of conflicting emotions circulating through me now has pulverized the illusory optimism I had just last week. It reminds me how…

Are COVID-19 tests still holding up in 2023? — June was an eventful month. A few weeks into the month, I started to feel sick. I felt like I couldn’t draw a full breath. It wasn’t incapacitating or anything. I could still work out, lift weights, ride a stationary bike, etc. My heart rate was unusually high but not…

This week, I saw three embarrassing articles about dopamine on NPR’s website. Too much pleasure can lead to addiction. How to break the cycle and find balance. Anti-dopamine parenting’ can curb a kid’s craving for screens or sweets. In ‘Dopamine Nation,’ Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More, which was featured on…

Rethinking “healthy” sexual desire—the Coolidge Effect and its Implications on human sexual health — Do you know that surge of energy you get when you start a new relationship that tends to wane over time? The scientific term for that is limerence. “NRE,” some call it. “New relationship energy.” Others call it puppy love, and still others call it infatuation. Whatever you want to…

Exploring the research and busting myths about pornography — Chatter echoed through the one-bedroom apartment my friends, and I had packed into where our subdued party with a handful of people was supposed to go down. We broke out with the drinks, some people brought ecstasy, and others smoked weed. It was your typical party for a late teenager…