Getting vocal during sex isn't a crime—unless you live in England and the noises you make are so loud and disturbing, it "constitutes a statutory nuisance." 

Yesterday, an English judge upheld the conviction of 48-year-old Caroline Cartwright, whose aurally intrusive lovemaking got her banned from "making excessive noise" during sex anywhere in Britain. Weirdest Sex Laws

Cartwright had appealed the decision, saying she had a right to "respect for her private and family life" and that she could not help making loud noises during sex. 

According to this May Daily Telegraph article, Cartwright was jailed after repeatedly flouting noise citations regarding … Read More

Until the 1980s, most states required people to get a blood test in order to get a marriage license. The test, which screened for certain illnesses, like syphilis and rubella, was put in place to cut down on the spread of communicable diseases and prevent birth defects. By 2006, however, the blood test requirement was phased out everywhere U.S. except Washington D.C. and Mississippi.

Three researchers (Kasey Buckles of Notre Dame, Melanie Guldi of Mount Holyoke, and Joseph Price of Brigham Young) recently decided to find out if the elimination of the blood test had any relationship to the … Read More

Forget sex. Kissing can be one of the most intimate, sensual, and just plain fun things you can do with another person. And as anyone who is sex-educated knows: the better the foreplay, the better the sex. Read on to discover ten unusual kissing facts, and be grateful that locking lips no longer leads you to the guillotine.

1. According to anthropologists, 90 percent of people kiss. But that doesn’t mean that kissing is the same for everyone. Kissing customs vary across the world.

For instance, certain African tribes literally kiss the ground of their leaders, while in many … Read More

Since gay couples can't have children, they shouldn't marry. Or so goes the ruling in more than a few states.

So far, same-sex marriage is only legal in three states: Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa. Although it will be legal in Vermont on September 1, and in Maine on September 14, the rest of the country is convinced that gay marriage is a contradiction in terms.

If the purpose of marriage, they say, is  to make babies, then how can anyone other than a man and a women be legally married? Read More

The LoveFeed tackles The Washington Post's article, "How To Have A Good Divorce."

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Before I got married my grandma told me to put my names in all my books. "Why?" I asked. 

"Because, I know how much you love them and you don't want them to get mixed up with his. You know, just in case…" 

I doubt that my copy of Anna Karenina will get mixed up with his Principles of Electrical Engineering, but I did follow my grandma's advice. You know, just in case… 

So far, for us "just in case" hasn't happened. But for many couples just in case is a reality and many of them didn't have … Read More

Do men forget important dates? Catie Lazarus takes her couch to the street to find out what to do with a forgetful spouse.

Apropos of nothing, nerve.com lists an edifying list of the top ten weirdest sex laws, which includes:

7. The missionary position is the only sexual position allowed by law in Washington, D.C.5. Giving or receiving head is illegal in 18 states, including Arizona and Utah.3. Sticking your dick in a porcupine is illegal in Florida.

Kind of makes you wonder about the precedents, doesn't it?

Once the province of cheesy porn involving toy hand-cuffs and very tight cop uniforms, the phrase "You have the right to good sex!" should be legislation in Ecuador, a politician there says. Though her idea was eventually scuttled as being not appropriate for Ecuador's constitution, the female politician sparked debate in the deeply religious country.

Says New Zealand's TVNZ:

"...the 45-year-old mother of two says Ecuador's male-dominated society has forced women to serve as sexual objects, and her proposal aimed to bring gender equality and fight sexual violence even if that meant women suing their husbands."

Sounds like a great … Read More

Texas is one of the last states to have a ban on sex toys. But the 5th Court Of Appeals has ruled that this is in violation of the 14th Amendment. Which is, of course, the right to an attorney. If you think about it, we’ve all probably referred to a lawyer as a dildo before so… The application of the 14th Amendment has more to do with protection of privacy, which is sort of touched on in Article 1 of that Amendment.

Oddly enough, most of the 14th Amendment has to do with punishing insurrection (which is, oddly … Read More