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After doing a bunch of tests, scientists discovered something a lot of women already knew: we are capable of having mental sex. More »
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According to the Daily Beast, the folks having the most sex are exactly the ones you'd expect: jazz lovers, poets, and drunk people. Or maybe they're simply the ones who are pretending to get the most action? More »
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And now, for the results of the most depressing poll ever: Over 75% of adults over 45 believe sex became less enjoyable when they reached their 40s. It's also shorter, less frequent, and usually lights-off. [Telegraph, image via Shutterstock] More »
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A study confirms what we suspected: being sans-job frees up plenty of time for sex. Unemployed women in their 20s have higher sexual appetites and are more likely to engage in risky behavior than those that are gainfully employed. [UPI] More »
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"Female volunteers entered the exam room naked except for a terrycloth robe, wearing pillowcases over their head with two holes cut around the eyes." [Daily Beast] More »
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The media has long noted Lance Armstrong's preference for wiry, long-faced blondes, and a new study shows he might have a hard-wired reason for his sexual predilection: these women look like his mother. (Pictured, from left: Lance's mom, Linda, his ex-wife Kristin, and ex-girlfriend Sheryl Crow). According to a new study, "men were more likely to pair up with women whose bone structure was similar to their own mothers, with a similar effect holding for womens' choice of men," the Guardian reports. Psychologists call this "sexual imprinting" and the study leader, Tamas Bereczkei at the University of Pecs in Hungary, says that this imprinting isn't just due to familiarity alone. "If that were the case, women would be drawn to men whose faces were similar to their mothers as well as their fathers," the Guardian points out. More »
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Are you sexually deviant? If you're reading this blog, the answer is probably yes. Well it's possible us freaks have an excuse for it. A new study shows that people who were spanked as children are more likely to engage in "risky sexual behavior...[and] masochistic sex, including sexual arousal by spanking," according to USA Today. The study seems vaguely worded and within the USA Today article there are numerous disclaimers from experts. Even the leader of the study, Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire-Durham says "[Spanking] increases the chances of sexual problems, [though] it's not a one-to-one causation." Another expert, Robert Larzelere of Oklahoma State University, says of spanking, "Like any discipline tactic, it depends on how it's used." More »
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