There are certain lessons only a mother can teach. A grandmother may not be as relatable, and a sister may not have enough wisdom—which is why it’s up to Mom to initiate a heart-to-heart about matters of the heart. Although it can be a difficult subject to broach, your greatest gift to your daughter might just be the knowledge to face tough times and come out stronger.
It Could Save a Lot of Tears
On several occasions, I have casually posed the question to a number of persons. What is marriage? And it is interesting what varied responses I got on those occasions.
One middle-aged man apparently in his late forties answered thus: marriage is a serious business involving a man taking a woman according to custom, having children with her, and providing for the woman and the children.
I’m one of the lucky ones: I’m married to my soul mate.
The first time I ever saw Nige, my heart caught in my throat and my stomach dropped faster than you can say “love at first sight.” I was captivated, awed and knocked sideways by the depth of my attraction to him.
We met during a life-changing workshop. He was an assistant, I was participating. Having clawed my way to life over the previous two year from an disorder that ravaged my soul and filled me with shame, I had learned to practice radical honesty — especially when I didn’t want to.
“Secrets keep you sick,” my mentors said. I didn’t want to be sick, so I went against all my instincts and told Nige and the group members in the therapeutic community he was co-leading of my attraction.
A recent performance by a pair of slam poets admonished women’s magazines for publishing lists of sex tips that de-emphasize female pleasure. Footage from their rousing recitation, which ends by encouraging women to reclaim their sexual identity, is an inspiring must-see.
The bits of bedroom advice Desireé Dallagiacomo and Kaycee Filson rattled off at the start of their poem “Real Sex Tips,” performed at the summer 2014 National Poetry Slam, were all penis-centric. During their time on the stage at the Oakland, California, event, the women noted that although the sex tips came from magazines marketed specifically to women, advice for increasing female pleasure was conspicuously absent. …
According to a new study, when it comes to choosing a sexual partner, men of all ages fantasize about one type of woman: the 20-something female.
Researchers from Finland surveyed 12,656 men and women aged 18 to 49 in an attempt to study age preferences in sexual partners.
They asked each participant about which age group they were most sexually attracted to during the last 12 months and which age group they actually engaged in sexual activity with. …
