How Safe Is the Pull-Out Method?

How Safe Is the Pull-Out Method?

Love / Love Tips

Many couples rely on the good, old-fashioned pull-out, or withdrawal, method for contraception. It’s common practice for people whose religions eschew birth control or those who also rely on the rhythm method. The withdrawal method entails the man pulling his penis out of the vagina before ejaculating. Ideally, it keeps…

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How to Create Your Own 50 Shades of Grey

How to Create Your Own 50 Shades of Grey

Love / Intimacy

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, you’ve undoubtedly heard the rave reviews surrounding E.L. James’ book “50 Shades of Grey.” This instant literary phenomenon tells the story of a college student who is being courted into signing a contract to be a “submissive” where…

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Subtle Signs of a Manipulative Lover

Subtle Signs of a Manipulative Lover

Love / Love Tips

Loving or controlling? There’s a very thin line between the two for some couples in which one partner is manipulative. It’s fairly obvious when one partner is physically abusive in order to get what he or she wants. The use of violence is a powerful incentive for getting someone to…

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Seven Secrets to Make True Romance Last

Seven Secrets to Make True Romance Last

Love / Relationships

You’ve just had another argument with your partner, accompanied by that all too familiar sinking feeling: Is this the beginning of the end? And deeper, you wonder if there is such a thing as true romance. You’ve been through a failed relationship already and wonder what more you can do…

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The Bottom Line on Anal Sex

The Bottom Line on Anal Sex

Love / Love Tips

It’s taboo, it’s deviant, it’s outside the norm – we’re talking anal sex. But it’s also a type of sex that many couples do enjoy, regardless of their sexual orientation. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in early 2012 that more heterosexual men and women –…

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Intimacy after Death: After a Partner Dies

Intimacy after Death: After a Partner Dies

Love / Love Tips

Moving on after the death of a partner can be extremely difficult for the partner left behind. Dating and even sex after that death can be more complicated. Many widows and widowers are torn between the need to find love again and being unable to close the chapter of their…

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Practice Safe Sexting

Practice Safe Sexting

Love / Love Tips

Your mother probably warned you never to say anything you don’t want repeated. The same mentality holds true for sexting. In the age of technology, things you want to keep private quickly can become available for public consumption. From text messages to photos to videos, nothing is safe. And once…

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When It’s Time to Move In Together

When It’s Time to Move In Together

Love / Love Tips

If you’ve been with that special someone for quite a while and you’re ready to take the next step, then it may make sense to cohabitate. But before you pack a single box, be sure that it’s the right move for your relationship – and for each of you. First,…

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The Strangest Dating Sites

The Strangest Dating Sites

Love / Love Tips

Niche dating sites are all the rage these days. There is someone for everyone, as the old saying goes, and that adage has never been truer. What is a niche site, you ask? Basically, it’s for people looking for a really specific type of person. And we’re not talking about a man…

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Arguing in Front of the Kids

Arguing in Front of the Kids

Love / Love Tips

It goes without saying that when your kids witness you and your partner having a knock-down, drag-out argument, complete with screaming and slamming doors, it has an effect on them. So is it ever OK to fight in front of the kids? The answer may surprise you – it all…

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