When you fall in love, “liking” and “lusting” are two factors that are in play. Like and lust diminish over time, but at different rates. According to studies, liking declines at a rate of 3 percent a year, while lusting deteriorates faster at 8 percent a year. If you really like the person, more than […]
Researchers have found that kissing is less about sexual arousal and more about assessing potential mates—and that women are more likely than men to change their mind about a partner after the first kiss. It’s not important who makes the first move. If you’re not ready for a passionate kiss, make a slow, soft cheek […]
Here are some tips to help you improve your online dating success: 1. Never use demanding language in your profile. Don’t say “must love dogs” for example. 2. Never talk about previous online dating disasters on a date. 3. Never schedule the next date at the end of your current date. It makes you look […]
According to a new Health Department study, women who had unprotected sex with bisexual men accounted for most of the new female HIV cases in New York last year. Of the 647 women diagnosed with HIV in 2012, 480 had sex with infected men. During the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, many women contracted […]
Does sex count as exercise? Data has revealed that sex can be considered exercise. As far back as the 1950’s couples have been asked to strap on monitors, blood-pressure cuffs, oxygen masks and other paraphernalia and copulate, to scientifically quantify the impacts of sex. The focus was on whether sex can kill you by precipitating […]
In October 2013 the Pew Center released a report that found Americans are most comfortable looking for prospective partners online. 59 percent of those surveyed agreed that online dating was a good way to meet people. A major development in this new survey (the last one was in 2005) concerned the smartphone—which didn’t exist in […]