Restoring sex after kids

    What do you do when you realise that even soaking stains out of school socks is taking priority over having sex with your once-dearly beloved? Patricia Tan answered that question in a thought provoking blog on sex after kids on the Essential Kids website. Tan and her husband were brought up short when their five-year-old son yelled at ...

Sex Could Make You Smarter

If research with lab rats and mice can be translated to humans, it seems sex makes you smarter. Researchers in the US and South Korea have discovered half an hour of sex a day makes middle aged rats young again.   Growing New Neurons Specifically, the Daily Telegraph reports sexual experience restored age-related decline in brain function and ...

Push button orgasm

  In the Woody Allen comedy Sleeper, a machine called an orgasmatron delivers an orgasm at the push of a button – without the hassle of sex. Now life is imitating art as scientists in the US have patented an implant operated by remote control that achieves helps women unable to achieve orgasms naturally. The makers claim it could be the answer ...

Smell and Sexiness

  They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach but it seems another organ as vital to survival – the penis – is also affected by the smell of baking. New research suggests the smell of lavender and pumpkin pie enhances men’s erections by 40 per cent. Cinnamon buns and doughnuts were nearly as efficient at arousal as the pie. And ...

Insanely Bad Sex Advice

  A Top 10 guide to the most frequent and dubious pieces of relationship and sex advice you’ll find without looking  . . . (courtesy of Anna Pulley at Alternet) 1. Stay together for the kids. (Today, and lots of divorce blogs) No, don’t. Two miserable parents together doesn’t make for a sane and happy home life. 2. Love happens when you ...

The Monogamous Hormone

The Monogamous Hormone When a man falls in love his brain get washed in the “cuddle hormone” oxytocin, effectively making him “soft in the head” where his woman is concerned. The hormone which helps babies bond with their mothers also makes romantic partners look more attractive than strangers to their men – even if there are other equally ...

Wish List for Good Sex

Sydney sex therapist Dr Rosie King is a leading expert on getting your sex life back on track. The author of two best sellers on the topic of women’s sexuality she’s a fountain of wisdom on the topic of maximising sexual pleasure. And she knows better than anyone that good sex in long term relationships “doesn’t just spontaneously happen.” Once ...

Do Vibrating Knickers Turn You On?

  When the Beach Boys sang about “Good Vibrations” they could never have dreamed of a day when women could get unlimited thrills from vibrating knickers controlled by their partners. Using a lightweight Bluetooth device (called blueMotion), which has a motor controlled by a remote app, couples can now spice up their relationship throughout ...

Dangling Carrots for Dates

      When Brandon Wade was a young guy, he was shy, lacking in confidence and found it hard to get the girls. So he had plenty of time to think about how to incentivise dating and level the playing field for ugly ducklings like him. Fast forward a dozen years and Brandon is the entrepreneur behind a myriad of website offering companionship ...

Gender Divider

Women Want Less, Men More! When it comes to casual sex, it seems there is a great gender divide between men and women looking back on their “mis-spent?” youth. An in depth survey revealing the biggest sexual regrets for men and women shows women were worried about losing their virginity to the wrong person, while men worried about not having more ...
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