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University of Western Australia researchers think they may be on to something about women's attraction. They discovered a woman's appearance or sweat contains clues to the genetic make-up of her immune system, reported The Telegraph.
The...
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“Amour”, the French word for love, has been voted the most romantic word in the world in a pre-Valentine’s Day survey of language experts. It narrowly beat “amore”, the Italian word for love, although Italian was named the world’s most romantic...
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A box of tissues and a capacious wastebasket—these are essential tools of my trade, second only to my cell phone and laptop. Handing out tissues is part of my job. People cry. I encourage them. Today, however, I’d misplaced the wastebasket. So...
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The Exaltation of Inanna is a prime example of early religious writing. It was written by a high priestess named Enheduana, whose works, according to some scholars, are the first known written literature. Her works are definitely the first...
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By now, if you've been reading this column, you may have noticed that just because a name of European origin has “Saint” in front of it doesn't mean that person was real. Or holy. And if the name is also associated with sex, however tenuously, the...
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Among those who shared comments with me about body fluids and spirituality since my last column, they spoke more of issues that are central to daily life than about sacred sex practices or rituals. Sharing body fluids can mean sharing disease or...
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During a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, George Clooney got an eye- and earful from a devoted fan. The man, who identified himself as gay, stood up in front of a roomful of reporters, stripped down, and declared his love directly to...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 3:27pm By Eve Minax
I was recently asked a bevy of questions around love and kink within new relationships that my editor thought would be “easy” for me to answer.
How do I build a deep foundation to keep us solid and growing together? How do I make sure...
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I'm at the beginning of a relationship that is everything I ever wanted: kinky, communicative, supportive, open. My question is, how do I build a deep foundation to keep us solid and growing together? How do I make sure our sex life stays this great...
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Couples frequently ask me about how to keep the passion alive, or how to rekindle it when it dies. I think there are a lot of factors at play that can cause "bed death." Sadly, I don't know any foolproof cure, but there are some remedies that often...
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Ahhh... I've seen and heard and, yeah, even experienced this before... You're in that wonderful, sweet limerant "new" space. All the cylinders are hitting... Everything is amazing sweetness and hot go-go-go... And you're feeling them and they're...
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Here's what Tom Robbins, a writer very influential to my sexual development, has to say on the subject in his Still Life with Woodpecker:
Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its...
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"Why don't guys kiss?" An interesting question, and from asking around, I gather a more common problem than I'd have thought. A couple of the guys I asked about this said that they have extensive bridgework in their mouths and are paranoid that...
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Recently, I had the opportunity to review Tony Comstock’s latest film: Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless (2008). I loved the film and even more so real-life lovers, Bill and Desiree, who share “their sweet ecstatic moans and tearful...
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Meet my new boyfriend, BO. He’s sleek and stylish and great in bed (or out)! His brilliant blue color matches my eyes. With the battery-powered mechanism encased in hard plastic atop a thick rubbery ring, BO looks something like an engagement ring,...