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I can emotionally detach

A peek into a 38 year-old, married women's diary of an open marriage. Wow! This story sounds almost 'normal,' at least a rationalized normal. In fact, you be the judge as to whether the entire diary entry is one big rationalization or is it…
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The Story of O – Review

“I read Story of O and I think, you know, if you’ve read Story of O you’ve kind of read the ultimate.” —J. K. ROWLING J. K. Rowling knows a thing or two about "the ultimate" in storytelling and when it comes to the ultimate in erotic,…
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The quick and dirty gets classy and discreet at a Love Hotel

"There's no sex like hotel sex." When it comes to the world of sex, nothing is new, but so much about sex can be new in your world. Because there is so much we don't know and so much we can learn and experience. Like a night, or an hour…
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Fixed On You – a tough fix, despite great sex

(The first book in a trilogy) "When I fuck you, it will be for free." – Hudson Pierce In the real world there is always a cost to 'fucking,' which isn't necessarily bad, as long as you are willing, and want to, pay the price. If the will…
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Why are so many women injecting their bodies with toxins …

with unapproved plastic surgeons' snake oil and lethal overdoses of their own insecurity. For what? Back in December, we ran two articles from Glamor and Refinery29 on the growing trends – and dangers – in plastic surgery, and the frightening…
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120,000 people started extra-marital affairs in January!

And there are dating sites dedicated to cheating, to "illicit encounters." According to a UK study by an online dating site, IllicitEncounters, there are certain times of the year when we cheat more than others. January is the most "popular"…
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Why don’t we allow women to value sex in their life? [podcast]

"When women 'give' sex somehow they decrease in value and when men 'get' sex somehow they increase in value." Here's a great chat. An introductory commentary (1 minute read) and a podcast (1 hour) with two well-informed, young women about…
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Sex by The School of Life – Review

Great book. Great organization. The School of Life is a UK based, global organization dedicated to "helping people lead more fulfilled lives," which "begins with self-knowledge" (our italics because at Love & Sexcess it is one of our…
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What do advertising, dating, sex and politics have in common? A lot!

Dating site OkCupid has launched a new campaign betting that your heartstrings and sex drive are inextricably tied to politics and they're looking to tap into "young users' progressive positions" – political, not sex positions. OkCupid's…
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Grieving Sex: I desperately wondered if the joy of sex would ever again replace the pall of death

I had never been around someone who had just lost someone – as in death – and it was unsettling, uncomfortable. Even though I was crazy about Ben, I wasn’t sure how to help him, what to do or say. At first, all I did was hold and kiss…
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In the depths of grief, sex can make you want to live

"I was judged for having sex after my husband died. I think he would have understood." Everyone grieves differently and our biological chemistry drives an overwhelming need to find pleasure and happiness amid dark loneliness. Sex can give you…