Jan 15, 2012 Tim, first of all let me say I’m really sorry about your team’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘arousal’
An open letter to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow — about virginity and other important matters
Jan 15, 2012 Tim, first of all let me say I’m really sorry about your team’s loss to the Patriots. What can I say? They were the better team. I’m sure you’d agree. But now that the season’s over, let’s talk about more important things. Let’s talk about sex. I understand that like [...]
The year in clinical sexuality, 2011
As we get ready to leave 2011 behind, I would like as always to express my gratitude to family, friends and colleagues for your support and encouragement over the past year; and to my patients for your trust and confidence. May we all merit much happiness in 2012. Here’s my list of 2011′s [...]
The woman in the mirror
Tenth in a series of articles on the new book A Billion Wicked Thoughts by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam “Being desired is very arousing to women.” Marta Meana, quoted in A Billion Wicked Thoughts, p. 110. Every little thing she does is magic In a typical romance novel aimed at [...]
Wolf love in The New York Times
Vampires in love I remember years ago going to see Frank Langella in Dracula on Broadway. The only thing I can recall about the play now is the scene just before the curtain that ended Act I: As I remember, there were just two people still on stage – the Count and his female [...]
The year in clinical sexuality, 2010
As we get ready to close the books on 2010, I would like to express my gratitude to family, friends, and colleagues for your support and encouragement over the past year. And to all my patients for your trust and confidence. May we all merit much happiness in 2011. In ending the year, [...]
Sexual arousal for its own sake
Simmering: A two minute technique for nourishing the erotic bond between partners. Useful for modern couples for whom the idea of leisure time is a quaint memory, but who’d like to stay in touch. A modern dilemma Recently I had lunch with my colleague Eric Amaranth, and the conversation turned to the subject of polyamory — [...]
Sexuality, simmering, and the B train back from the beach
Photo credit: Pedrosimoes7 A train in motion On the B train, one hot summer Sunday afternoon. I’m bringing my children and a few of their friends back to Manhattan, after a long day at the beach in Brooklyn. There’s a young couple standing near the exit door, sharing an ipod headset. Each with an earpiece [...]
Simplicity, complexity, and the hunt for Pink Viagra
Will there ever be a Viagra for women? If so, would the FDA ever approve it? How many women would actually want to try it? This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to consider drug manufacturer Boehringer-Ingelheim’s new drug flibanserin — a medication reported to somewhat improve female sexual desire. [...]
Men and their computers, alone together.
In the traditional Jewish world, a man and woman not married to each other are forbidden to be alone together. The Jewish laws covering this issue, collectively known as the laws of Yichud, are intended to counter the inherently stronger natural laws of sexual attraction. As strange as such laws might seem to [...]
Some open secrets about sexual arousal
The secrets of sexual arousal are hidden in plain sight. You just have to know what you’re looking for. Physical sexual arousal – the sexually aroused body – has been endlessly studied, most famously by Masters and Johnson in the 1960′s. And less rigorously but no less intensely by every sexual couple since the dawn of [...]
