I read a newspaper article today about the ages in the UK at which men and women (or boys and girls, it turned out) are having sex. Its main thrust (ho,ho) was that women are tending to have sex for the first time at a younger age on average, with a recent survey revealing that ...
Virginity loss has been the bane of many young people’s existence. Once friends take the plunge and spread legs, there is a fire that begins to burn inside, pushing you to join the club. But is the club really so fantastic any way? Obviously, sex is wonderful. It allows you to make mature decisions about ...
Rather than making a conscious choice to remain abstinent until marriage or at least experiencing a serious relationship, women are keeping their V cards without thinking too much about it. It’s no secret that women have carved out a large spot for themselves on the university scene over the years. Women continue to get scholarships, ...
Virginity pledges cannot be seen as lasting until marriage, but just until the person finds someone they are willing to “lose it” for. Take Selena Gomez, a Disney starlet, as an example. She’s had a virginity pledge ring since the age of 12 which she was given by her father and for which she vowed to not have ...
We all hear about abstinence-only programs as sex ed in American schools and how awful they are, but have you ever wondered what actually goes on in those classes? Advocates for Youth has made an animated video (below) showing some of the common lessons young people are taught about sex. If someone has sex before ...
Dear Madame X, I am the type of girl who does not believe in pre-marital sex. The main reason is that in my culture and my religion we believe in saving ourselves for our husbands. I love that idea, and I want only one man to take that away from me. However, I have had ...
Teenagers have been having sloppy, enthusiastic sex since before “teen” was a term. Parents used to marry off their children once they hit that randy age, but now we try to keep them cloistered and chaste. It hasn’t been working so well. The Netherlands has a different approach to sex. There boys and girls are ...
The Times has given Ozzy Osbourne his own medical advice column (his qualification being the ability to defy death for the last three decades). This week a 30 year old virgin wrote in, asking whether he should start “playing the field” until that special someone comes along. Ozzy’s advice was painfully predictable.
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
