January 2010

  • How Necessary is Foreplay for a Woman to Reach an Orgasm?

    By becksta on 1/21/10 1:59pm
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    Love FeetLove FeetIn what I am assuming is an Onion-style satire article (a pdf is linked about half-way down the page), the Oklahoma Partisan Real-Ass Fake-Ass News reported that a female lawmaker had backed a mandatory foreplay proposal, calling for all men to perform a minimum of ten minutes of foreplay before intercourse.  As usual, the bill was divided across party lines with one male representative claiming that the female orgasm is little more than a myth.


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  • How Does Porn-Addiction Affect Intimacy?

    By becksta on 1/20/10 12:15pm
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    Is Your Husband Watching Too Much Porn?Is Your Husband Watching Too Much Porn?A few years ago, one of my friends called me up with a serious complaint.

    “My husband is addicted to porn.”

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  • Marriage and Contented Cow Syndrome

    By becksta on 1/12/10 5:29pm
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    Contented Cow SyndromeContented Cow SyndromeAn older friend was the first to let me in on the sad phenomenom of “contented cow syndrome” or the reality that once singles become couples, they get a little more comfortable, chew on their cud, sit on their couches, and gain what is usually the equivalent of the freshmen fifteen. Science, being a little late to this reality, has just confirmed this sad fact.

    According to this NYT article, a recent study found that a 140 pound  childless single woman will gain 11 pounds over ten years, a married (or partnered) woman who has had a kid will gain 20 pounds over the same ten years, and 11 pounds if she is married but has no kids.


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  • Same Sex Marriage Again on Trial in California

    By ecoscott on 1/11/10 7:29pm
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    Same sex marriage has long been a contentious topicSame sex marriage has long been a contentious topicGay marriage is continuing to be a hot button issue with lawmakers, and continuing to be a contentious issue even in California. In a case that challenges California’s Prop 8, two same sex couples are making their case, along with lawyers to a California court, that they should be able to be legally married. Same-sex marriage is legal in 5 states and the District of Columbia as of the end of 2009. In others, gay couples have the option of entering into a domestic partnership, though often there are significant legal differences between that and marriage.

    "Being able to call him my husband is so definitive," said Paul Katami, one of the men who is suing for the right to marry his partner.

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  • Contented Cow Syndrome

    By becksta on 1/6/10 1:00am
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    The Tragedy of Contented Cow SyndromeThe Tragedy of Contented Cow SyndromeMy sister-in-law was the first to let me in on the sad phenomenom of “contented cow syndrome” or the reality that once singles become couples, they get a little more comfortable, chew on their cud, sit on their couches, and gain what is usually the equivalant of the freshmen fifteen. Science, being a little late to this reality, has just confirmed this sad fact.

    According to this NYT article, a recent study found that a 140 pound  childless single woman will gain 11 pounds over ten years, a married (or partnered) woman who has had a kid will gain 20 pounds over the same ten years, 11 pounds if she is married but has no kids.


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  • Is Monogamy Realistic?

    By becksta on 1/4/10 3:30pm
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    Is Monogamy Realistic?Is Monogamy Realistic?Last year was full of rampant infidelity (Berlusconi, Tiger, and just about every Republican who has ever lived on C-Street) and each and every time, it was the important man who was reported as cheating on his wife. I just read a really interesting Salon article questioning monogamy, cheating, and why little mention is ever given to the fact that sometimes women cheat on their spouses as well.


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