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Ignoring a partner in favor of your phone, or ‘phubbing,’ can lead to feelings of distrust and ostracism. Here’s how to stop.
In the year of Our Lord 2023, you’d expect sex positivity to extend to people with sexually transmitted diseases – but why does contracting something like HPV feel like a dating death sentence?
Couples who struggle getting rest may find a solution in the internet’s newest sleep fascination: sleep divorce.
Women’s health, and especially women’s sexual health, is still critically under-researched. It can lead to some conditions being misunderstood or, worse, stigmatised, not only by those dealing with them but also by GPs and other medical professionals.
Gaslighting is no longer a novelty, but in the meantime there is a new 'lighting' in the dating world: bluelighting. We already knew that the light coming from your television, smartphone or laptop is bad for your eyes, but your relationship can also suffer from all those screens. Glasses with a blue light filter will not help, but what will?
During labor and delivery, you need a partner who's 100 percent able to support you. Child labor and delivery can be a wild ride for the birthing person, and having the support of a loved one throughout can make for more than a good story.
Having a newborn after losing another is a unique experience filled with conflicting emotions.
The biggest question many in Las Vegas have: How do you find it? Do you do the checklist method, or do you believe it has to be a gut feeling, love at first sight? Is Las Vegas really that much more difficult than other cities to meet someone? And if you lost someone, how do you get past it — is it really just time that heals; is it hopping in the sack with the first likely suitor who comes along?
When it comes to using dating apps, you sort of have to throw caution to the wind. Because all you have is a handful of photos and a profile to go by, you have to hope that whoever is on the other end, after you've matched, is legit. For example, has this person posted a slew of average, maybe even slightly boring photos, with an interesting and witty description of themselves, then will end up looking like Brad Pitt when finally you meet them in person? It may seem unlikely, but it happens. It's called reverse catfishing.
When it comes to using dating apps, you sort of have to throw caution to the wind. Because all you have is a handful of photos and a profile to go by, you have to hope that whoever is on the other end, after you've matched, is legit. For example, has this person posted a slew of average, maybe even slightly boring photos, with an interesting and witty description of themselves, then will end up looking like Brad Pitt when finally you meet them in person? It may seem unlikely, but it happens. It's called reverse catfishing.
Snoring and conflicting schedules are top reasons couples decide to sleep in separate bedrooms. Sex therapists and marriage counselors have their doubts about the arrangement.