Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Sexting Often Portrayed As Negative…But What Are The Positives?

  

  Sexting has been portrayed as a negative sexual risk behavior in youth, but there might be some positive correlates of sexting in the adult population.

• Q&A: Will Daily Sex Affect My Sperm Count?

  

  Having sex every day is neither good nor bad.

• Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans?

  

  How many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender? And, who are they? A recent Gallup/Williams Institute poll gives new insight into LGBT life.

• Predicting Orgasm and Sexual Enjoyment for College-Age Women

  

  In a recently published study, women reported more orgasm and sexual enjoyment in committed relationships than in hookups.

• Discussing Monogamy and Non-Monogamy: Taking a Balanced Approach

  

  Aliza Saraco-Polner sheds light on the social and biological bases for monogamous and non-monogamous relationships in humans.

• The Penis and Valentine’s Day: A Story of Disappointment

  

  J. Bradley Blankenship observes that that both the penis and Valentine’s Day have a hard time living up to expectations.

• Deal Breakers of Singles in America

  

  Kinsey Institute Research Fellow Dr. Justin Garcia discusses his Match.com study on singles and relationships.

• How I Became A… Couple & Sex Therapist

  Do you have an academic interest in sex and sexual difficulties, and enjoy working with people? Couple and sex therapy may be an intriguing career option...

• Relationships: Two Years Plus Or Minus Six Months Guideline

  

  It can be hard to know when you should make a lifetime commitment to a romantic relationship. Some love and attachment science offers guidelines.

• How I Became A . . . Sex and Relationships Researcher

  

  The story of one researcher's path into the elusive field of sex and relationships.

• Monogamy: Long-Lasting Tradition Or Old-Fashioned Restriction?

  

  A recent study in Family Process journal suggests that monogamy is on the rise in the United States. But, what are monogamy and non-monogamy?

• The Other “Talk” – By Guest Blogger Hubert Izienicki (M.A.)

  

  The Other "Talk." This is a guest blog by Hubert Izienicki (MA), a sociology instructor and doctoral student at Indiana University.

• Q&A: Avoiding Boring Sex In Lesbian Relationships

  

  A female reader in a same sex relationship asks about how to avoid redundancy with sex within a committed relationship

• Is It Just A Matter Of Consent? Compliance In Sexual Relationships

  

  A new study on sexual compliance raises the question "is it just a matter of consent?"

• 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.

• QA&: I Want To Have Sex But I’m Uncomfortable With My Body

  

  Some people feel very accepting of their bodies. Other people have complicated relationships with their bodies, feeling bad about some of their body parts.

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