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Why Do Women Love To Pick Their Husband's Zits?

Picking: a couples grooming ritual some consider horrendous but others love.

Some women love to pick at their boyfriend's or husband's pimples. Why? It might go back to our roots as primates, for whom grooming is a normal part of intimacy. And, surprisingly, the author of this story found a sorority of 'pickers' who are as enthusiastic about the practice as she is.

Crossing Over

Crossing Over

Well after long months of waiting, interviewing, hot sweats and cold showers – I have landed on the man with whom I wish to throw my panties to the ceiling. He is unlike any man I have ever met.

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101 Ways To Improve Your Relationship Right Now

How to reconnect, strengthen your relationship, improve communication, intimacy, and more.

All relationships need a little pick-me-up sometimes—even the best ones. To that end, YourTango has compiled a list of 101 ways to reconnect with your significant other, right now. Whether you'd like to increase intimacy, find a thoughtful way to say "I love you," or just show your honey some gratitude, we're sure you'll find something useful in the list below.

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Mutsugoto: Long-Distance Tool A Little Too Odd?

Does a bedtime light show help bridge the gap between long distance lovers?

Mutsugoto, developed by Distance Labs and artist Tomoko Hayashi, uses computers, cameras and artificial lights so long-distance lovers can draw on each other with light.

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The Truth About Sexless Marriage

How much sex should married couples have? Experts sound in on sexless marriage and long-term love.

Jennifer (name changed) didn't have sex with her ex-husband on their wedding night. "I chalked it up to fatigue," she says. But should it have been a red flag? Well, maybe. It's not that it didn't happen that one night that was the problem; it's that it was the first of many sexless married nights. As an engaged couple, Jennifer and her guy were doing it about three times a week, but once they said their vows, it quickly dwindled to about once a month—sometimes less. YourTango reveals the truth about sexless marriage.

From Fantasy to Adultery

From Fantasy to Adultery

My mother once told me that, according to the Catholic faith, in God’s eyes a man who imagined having sex with a woman who wasn’t his wife was as guilty of adultery as the man who actually had sex with another woman. Now that I’m older, I realize that means we’re all going to hell for adultery, so we might as well have some fun along the way.

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Does The Venus Butterfly Guarantee An Orgasm?

The Venus Butterfly: surefire orgasm or urban legend? Sexologist Susan Quilliam investigates.

The Venus Butterfly. It made its debut on TV legal drama LA Law, when— during the 1986 Thanksgiving episode—script writers Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher referred to a mysterious sex technique that guarantees a woman endless, repeated climaxes. The day after Thanksgiving the media was buzzing with talk of the trick, and every loving couple across the nation was wondering how to do it. But hey, it's just an urban myth, right? Sexologist Susan Quilliam investigates.

Sex and Intimacy

Sex and Intimacy

The mind is the largest sex organ in the human body, which is what makes the body fickle when it comes to eroticism. It’s tricky to maintain eroticism and intimacy in long term relationships, because the mind doesn’t forget all the wounds that occur outside the bedroom.