Conversations about marriage continue to show that we fabricate romantic myths that set us up for disappointment.
My Uncle Didn’t Get AIDS Because He Was Gay
December 1, 2012 By 4 Comments
Kathryn DeHoyos shares the most important thing she ever learned about sex.
Fox News: Be Abstinent Until Marriage, Mimbos.
September 21, 2012 By 12 Comments
Off The Grid
August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Robert Levithan travels to Turkey and unplugs from everything. He strives to live in the moment, until he has to return to his world of emails, Skype calls, and constant communication.
The Naked Truth About Saving Sex for Marriage (Part 2 of 4)
August 13, 2012 By 4 Comments
There’s a myth that sex is forever uncomplicated for men. The wedding night is an excellent example of how this isn’t true.
His Right to Choose
August 1, 2012 By 47 Comments
When Jess Prominski asked her new partner his views on abortion in the event of unplanned pregnancy, she was surprised by his answer.
On Chastity Movements and Men
July 15, 2012 By 19 Comments
Christian abstinence movements are really fucking weird about masculinity. (My qualifications for writing this post, as an atheist skeptic who has had quite a lot of sex: I went to Catholic abstinence-only education in high school, I took a class on the abstinence-only movement, and I’ve read a fuckload about it in my free time [...]
Tennesee’s New Sex-Ed, Or Lack Thereof
May 15, 2012 By 3 Comments
HeatherN hopes the new Tennessee law isn’t as disastrous as research suggests it may be.
Why I Decided to Stop Drinking (And Why It’s Not a Judgement on Anyone Who Does)
May 12, 2012 By 4 Comments
Carlo Alcos picked a hell of a day to quit drinking. Here’s what he learned along the way.
Fifties Purity Advice
April 22, 2012 By 16 Comments
It’s About More Than Titillation: Don’t Give Up On College Sex Week
April 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
Eric Henney examines how the “Sex Weeks” being held at universities such as Harvard fail, and also how they succeed.
Purity Balls
April 18, 2012 By 30 Comments
Hat tip to Christa. So, purity balls! Purity balls are gross. I don’t think I know a single feminist who doesn’t think that purity balls are gross. It takes what is actually a kind of lovely idea (a dad and his daughter spend some time together at a ceremony that honors their relationship) and turns [...]
Sex or Tech: Which Is Harder to Give Up?
July 6, 2011 By 9 Comments
Aaron Gouveia is going to have to say “tech.” But don’t tell his wife.
Grand Gestures
May 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
In my 20-year-old mind, romance didn’t involve giving flowers or throwing parties, but rather, making a ridiculous vow of chastity.
Is Porn the Best Sex-Ed Teacher?
April 1, 2011 By 9 Comments
Until we address the problems in the classroom, students will continue to learn more about sex from porn than from their teachers.
Real Birth Control for Men Is Closer Than Ever
February 22, 2011 By 31 Comments
Men simply don’t have an effective, reversible form of birth control comparable to the female pill. What’s taking so long?
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.