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Let’s talk about sex: how Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP sent the world into overdrive
A cultural ‘cancer’, soft porn … or the height of empowerment? A revealing documentary examines the debates around one of the raunchiest – and most talked about – rap records aroundAs winter forces many of us to ditch nights out with friends in favour …
Emotional infidelity: the devastating, destructive love affairs that involve no sex at all
An affair doesn’t have to be physical to be intense – or to ruin a relationship. Guardian readers open up about bonding, betrayal and what happened nextChloe had encouraged her husband to accept the new job. “I told him: ‘Life is too short to be unhapp…
I enjoy oral sex – but penetration scares me. Am I letting my partner down?
I am really confused and embarrassed about not being able to perform, and am worried there is something wrong with meI am a 22-year-old woman and a virgin. I’m in a relationship and we have had oral sex, but we have tried and failed to have intercourse…
How do we talk to teens about sex in a world of porn?
Teenage boys’ easy access to violent sexual images is creating a crisis for them – and for women, argues the anti-porn campaignerViolence against women is never far from the news, but currently it is high on the agenda – and porn features again and aga…
I am concerned about my overattachment to men I hardly know. Can I date safely? | Leading questions
The pain of a budding romance ending is not just about what it was, but what it could have been, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-SmithI divorced from my husband over a year ago (we had been living separately for a couple of years before that). H…
The relationship sabotage scale: quantifying why we undermine ourselves in love
Developed over the course of five studies, the relationship sabotage scale is designed to give analytical rigour to a term more common in pop cultureDo you feel constantly criticised by your partner? Do you sometimes check their social media profiles? …
neighbours swore to the donkey’s ‘virtuous’ character
Amia Srinivasan’s review of Loving Animals: On Bestiality, Zoophilia and Post-Human Love for the London Review of Books is thought-provoking. [Includes the obvious NSFW content, as well as brief descriptions of violence and cruelty to both humans and a…
My libido is highly unreliable. Will I ever be able to satisfy a partner?
My sexual desire comes in peaks and valleys, but these days the peaks are fewer and further between. Do I need medical help?I’m a 35-year-old gay man. I’ve always felt as though my sexual cycles may be different to everyone else’s. Sexual desire comes …
I figured he knew what he was talking about.
Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him. What does he believe now? This is a Slate article. If you hit the paywall you may be able to read it with private browsing.