I was twenty-nine, single again after a five-year marriage, and a virgin. When I met my now ex-husband Mike, I had just turned 21. We met at small Catholic liberal arts college, and even though I no longer believed in Jesus, the Saints, the Bible, God, really any of that. I was a virgin then, and I was a virgin when we divorced.

When I was younger, I'd wanted to stay pure, and had managed to protect my virginity despite all the high school guys I'd went out with, and the ten or so guys I'd dated in … Read More

In July's Good Housekeeping issue, the Jonas Brothers' mom, Denise, took it upon herself to publicly discuss her sons' sexual desires. (And you thought your mom was embarrassing.)

The teen heartthrobs have famously pledged to not have sex before marriage, and even wear purity rings to signify this promise.

"They are men. They have desires. They have testosterone," said Denise. "If they make a mistake, I'm not going to hate them. I don't think they're above or beyond being seduced."Read: Virginity Pledge Ineffective

Though their mom says the Jonas Brothers have been hurt emotionally by past relationships, they … Read More

Anyone born in the last fifty years has been met with increasingly sexy advertising and entertainment. At the same time, premarital, extramarital and so-called "casual" sex are also on the rise. But, as recent film Zack & Miri Make A Porno questions, is sex ever just "f*cking" or does it always have meaning, despite what our sexually liberal culture might lead us to believe?

In her New York Times "Modern Love" essay "Deeply, Truly (but Not Physically) In Love" author Lauren Salter writes about her disdain for sex. Despite her aversion, she's a relatively contented mother and … Read More

This explains a lot. According to Celebitchy, Mariah Carey is of the purchasing the cow first school. The singer, songwriter, and innovator of the cut-off jean tops look (how did that look not have more staying power?) decided that she would try a new tactic (it may have been a strategy) with Nick Cannon: the old forbidden fruit route. We would never have pictured the diva as a fan of the Georgia Satellites but she took this play straight from their classic "Keep Your Hands To Yourself":

Always no huggin no kissin until I … Read More

What do The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Jordin Sparks all have in common? None of them are getting laid. According to each of the stars, they are A-okay with it. In fact, they’re promoting their virginity by sporting the ever-so-trendy purity rings, which stand for abstinence. (I wonder if Bristol Palin was wearing hers before she got knocked up?)

According to Celebitchy.com, “After MTV VMA host Russell Brand poked fun at the Jonas Brothers for their purity rings, American Idol winner and VMA nominee Jordin Sparks, who apparently also wears one of these rings, … Read More