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Women Want Casual Sex? Yes and No
Women want casual sex as much as men, says one study. No they don’t, says another. Which is it? Maybe you’ve heard of this project: strangers approach students on college campuses and propose a one...
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Nice Guys Are A Turnoff?
Feminist Ryan Gosling A lot of guys complain that being nice kills off the feminine libido. But that doesn’t make sense to me because I’m only attracted to nice guys. So are my friends. And plenty of...
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Hand-Holding: More Intimate Than Sex?
Which is more intimate? Handholding or a hand job? A young woman attending a college workshop on sexual assault was shocked to hear men say they thought handholding was more intimate than sex. After...
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Men & Women React to Male & Female Nudity
Women and men showing skin By Lisa Wade @ Sociological Images We’ve all heard the truism “sex sells.” But whose sex is sold? And to who? If it was simply that sex sold, …we’d see men and women equally...
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When Porn Makes Your Decisions
Hooked on porn Pornographic images seem to activate a man’s visual system in a manner that goes beyond just looking at trees or even people. It’s almost like a high-definition signal compared with a...
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The Breast Fetish Is Natural? Afraid Not.
Got milk? Science has shown that human females develop breasts as a secondary sexual characteristic that signals a woman is of age to reproduce. Breasts in other mammals only enlarge with pregnancy....
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Objectifying Women Objectifies Men
Norah Vincent transforms into a man (“Ned”) for 18 months. The four Fs. That’s all you need to know about women. Find ‘em. Feel ‘em. F- ‘em. Forget ‘em. The only time 12-year-old Phil had a man-to-man...
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Do Men & Women Have Wild or Romantic Fantasies?
Romantic fantasies are popular for both men and women. Whose fantasies are more romantic? Women’s or men’s? Who is more likely to fantasize about sex with strangers? Or multiple partners? Or simply...
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Handholding, Hand Jobs, and Intimacy
I recently admitted my surprise that some people find handholding more intimate than a hand job. And I admitted that, for me, the “aloof intimacy” of non-emotional sex ranges from unappealing to...
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Do Women See Sexy Men As Sexy?
Sacha Baron CohenWhen women look at men who are sexily posed or who show skin, they don’t always seem sexy, as I’ve discussed before. Is there any hope? First, the problem: Imagine watching the Bikini...
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Women Make Men Dumber
Talking to an attractive woman really can make a man lose his mind. So says The Telegraph. Men get dumber just thinking women are nearby. Adds The Globe & Mail. And the more attractive she is, the...
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Love Hurts Others
Love hurts We all know that lost love and unrequited love hurts. But as a headline from Live Science points out, “Love Hurts (Other People)” too. Florida State researchers surveyed 130 hetero students...
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No Longer Fearing Female Viagra
Scientists developing Lybrido, aka “Female Viagra,” had once fretted that the pill might work too well. That’s right, some feared that Lybrido could create orgasm-hungry, sex-craved nymphomaniacs who...
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Sex Objects Who Don’t Enjoy Sex
Laci Green defines self-objectification. Sexual objectification can have its perks in the bedroom, with breast fetishes and butt fetishes heightening men’s arousal. But surprisingly, it can have the...
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Who Has a Higher Sex Drive?
While some women want more sex than their partners, generally the pattern goes the other way. Why? Researchers at Indiana University say, Women had a wider range of response, with some loving sex, and...
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Can Men and Women be Friends?
Harry told Sally that men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way. The question remains. Short answer: Yes, they can. That doesn’t mean there won’t be romantic...
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Is Male or Female Sexuality Better?
I heard so many of my friends saying, ‘Why can’t I have sex and feel nothing?’ It was amazing: that this was the new goal. That’s what 25-year-old Lena Dunham told New York Times columnist, Frank Bruni...
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Ogling: Boys Will Be Boys?
Boys will be boys? “Boys will be boys,” said one third of the women who answered my survey on ogling. The survey asked why some men stare at women’s body parts. Most of these women said their partner’s...
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Homophobes Aroused by Gay Porn
You’d think homophobic men would be the least likely to get aroused by homoerotic images. Think again. Researchers at the University of Georgia surveyed young men on the degree of homophobia they felt,...
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Women React to Sexy Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford on Rolling Stone cover Want to know how women and men experience skin-revealing images of men and women? I recently asked my students to write down what thoughts came to mind when...
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