The human sexual response cycle is a complex phenomenon and is often more complicated than people make it out to be. It’s normal to think that certain signals mean someone is turned on, like men getting erections or women getting wet. That’s not always the case. You may have even experienced this yourself – have…
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How Does Sexual Arousal Change Across the Menstrual Cycle?
The menstrual cycle is divided into four phases—each of which are distinctly different. And during each phase, there are a lot of hormonal ups and downs, especially with the hormones estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Now these changes in hormones can bring about all sorts of moods, behaviors, cravings, energy or lack thereof, motivation, and more. …
Are You Really More Horny on Your Period?
Do you ever find yourself extremely horny while on your period? If the answer is yes, know that you are definitely not the only one. And there are reasons why you might be feeling this way. Our sex drives are ever-changing and fluctuating, and there are a plethora of reasons, external and internal, that can…
Why Am I So Horny? The Science Behind High Libido and How to Manage It
“Why am I so horny recently?” You might be asking yourself that if it’s been five days in a row of having sex with your partner, and yet, on the sixth day, you still wake up ready for another round. Different people have different sex drives, and they can vary depending on various things happening…
Do Men Really Have a Higher Sex Drive Than Women?
Women are morally superior prudes, who barely think about sex, and men are never-satisfied, sexually hungry beasts, right? That’s the stereotypes of sexual desire in both sexes we are used to seeing in media and our culture on a daily basis. Interestingly, though, this understanding of sex drive in women and men we have to…
How to Think Differently about Low Libido in Lockdown
It’s been a tough year for everyone, and as lockdown measures look set to continue for the next few weeks at least, people are feeling the strain. The stress of living through a global pandemic has also been having a knock-on effect on people’s sex lives. In the early days of the pandemic, it seemed…
Does a High Sex Drive Equal a Sex Addiction?
There’s no doubt that some people suffer because of their sexual behaviour, and that they have sex in ways that are unhealthy and harmful to them or their friends and family (like spending all their income on sex workers, getting fired from their jobs for masturbating, or continually cheating on partners they promised monogamy to).…
Dealing with Mismatched Libidos
There are some people who need no prompting in order to ramp up their sexual desires, who either want sex or are receptive to it at all times. Then, there are others who take a little more coaxing or warming up before they get in the mood. Sometimes – read: more often than you think…
Sex Drive Slowed to a Crawl? Don’t Panic
When you were a teen and perusing the copies of Cosmo and Marie Claire at the grocery store tills, you might have scoffed at the blurbs about dealing with low libido. Sex was awesome! You couldn’t ever picture not being horny 24/7, and you would never find yourself in such a situation, right? Well, you…
Tips To Increasing Her Sex Drive
Tips To Increasing Her Sex Drive It is a fact of life that in most relationships, the man will have a higher sex drive than the woman. This is simply human nature and due to the levels of specific hormones such as testosterone. If you are in a relationship where the male always has a…
The Definitive Guide To Fingering
It seems that fingering is underestimated and is considered at best an optional element of foreplay. But in fact, it is a full-fledged sexual practice, which can give a completely new idea about sex. Fingering techniques often spread like wildfire. They are exchanged between partners, they are invented from scratch by couples, and they are…
The Definitive Guide To Cunnilingus
Studies say that most women find it easier to reach orgasm if sex involves cunnilingus. Cunnilingus helps to relax, focus on yourself and your feelings – perhaps more subtle and diverse than with vaginal sex. It can last from five minutes to an hour. It may lead to orgasm it can be just a part…
Tips To Increasing Her Sex Drive
Tips To Increasing Her Sex Drive It is a fact of life that in most relationships, the man will have a higher sex drive than the woman. This is simply human nature and due to the levels of specific hormones such as testosterone. If you are in a relationship where the male always has a…
The Definitive Guide To Fingering
It seems that fingering is underestimated and is considered at best an optional element of foreplay. But in fact, it is a full-fledged sexual practice, which can give a completely new idea about sex. Fingering techniques often spread like wildfire. They are exchanged between partners, they are invented from scratch by couples, and they are…
The Definitive Guide To Cunnilingus
Studies say that most women find it easier to reach orgasm if sex involves cunnilingus. Cunnilingus helps to relax, focus on yourself and your feelings – perhaps more subtle and diverse than with vaginal sex. It can last from five minutes to an hour. It may lead to orgasm it can be just a part…