Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

Recent Posts in the Relationships & Love Category:

• Q&A: I Don’t Enjoy Touching My Husband Or Giving Him Oral Sex.

  

  I’ve worked as a sex researcher for nearly 12 years and at the heart of most people’s questions is a desire to know whether or not they are “normal.”

• The Changing Definition Of Family: Results From A Multiyear Survey

  

  Is there a natural, universal definition of what makes a family? Nope. A new study finds that the definition of "family" varies and changes over time.

• Casual Sex: Can It Lead To Long Term?

  

  Casual sex hasn't traditionally been tied to leading to long term relationships. A recent study shows that this may be changing...

• Hookups Aren’t Bad For Your (Mental) Health, But Grades May Suffer

  

  In a study of teen sexual behavior and relationships, two researchers have found that teens who engage in casual sex face a few negative academic consequences.

• Cheating Or Non-Monogamy? The Difference May Matter For Health

  

  A new study of gay relationships in SF finds that nearly half of the couples maintain “open relationships,” and nearly half are monogamous - few are discrepant.

• Q&A: He Masturbates In His Sleep And Says Another Person’s Name

  

  Some people experience sleep disorders that cause them to masturbate or attempt to have sex with other people, while they themselves are asleep.

• “Settling” May Not Mean What We Think It Means

  

  Perhaps the "settling" part of the book title was used to spark controversy and interest...because Gottlieb's idea of "settling" isn't all that bad afterall.

• Prejudice And Attraction: Is Beauty Really In The Beholder’s Eye?

  

  Many of us are attracted to people on the basis of age, race and ethnicity, body shape and size, and even social class, religion, culture, and nationality.

• Q&A: My Husband And I Have A Power Struggle When It Comes To Sex

  

  Many couples have to deal with issues related to who initiates sex, how often they have sex, or who orgasms first (or at all).

• Q&A: Is It Unhealthy To Fantasize About My Ex When I Masturbate?

  

  You may have come to associate feelings of arousal with your ex. It’s not unusual, then, that when you masturbate, you think of your ex.

• Q&A: I Fantastize About My Wife Having Sex With Other Men

  

  Fantasies in which a man fantasizes about his wife cheating with another man may be called “cuckoldry” fantasies or “hotwife” fantasies.

• Should We Just Settle? Or Hold Out for Having It All?

  

  The idea of 'having it all' is appealing for many people...but is it time to realize that perhaps settling should be incorporated into 'it all'?

• Has All Social Contact Become Technological?

  

  With all of this focus on technology...what is happening to classic human contact?

• Tough Crowd? College Students’ Attitudes Toward Casual Sex

  

  Some young people and scholars have begun celebrating the emergence of the new "hook up" culture. A new study indicates these celebrations may be premature.

• Q&A: My Boyfriend Doesn’t Want To Have Sex With Me

  

  If you are able to talk to each other about your sexual interests, you may find ways to create a shared sexual experience that you both enjoy.

• Do You Need to be Sexually Satisfied to be Relationally Satisfied?

  

  Sexual and relationship satisfaction: Can you have one without the other?

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