sex myths
From bellybutton babies to vagina dentatas, we've all had them.
In country star Loretta Lynn's delightful memoir, Still Woman Enough, she discloses that she didn't know that having babies was caused by having sex until after she was married and pregnant. Lemondrop: How 'Why Women Have Sex' Changes
We hear you, Loretta. After a recent informal survey around the office, we found out that we had some pretty wacky sexual misconceptions growing up. So we asked our friends, co—workers, and Twitter buddies to tell us their most wrong—headed notions about "makin' time." Lemondrop: Things to Say During Sex
Below, check out our roundup of childhood sexual misconceptions, helpfully ranked on … Read More
Oral history is to blame for one of sex's biggest misconceptions.
We love supermarket tabloids as much as the next person. In fact, we're guilty of holding up the line at Gristedes on several occasions, all in the name of celebrity gossip.
When it comes to sex myths, however, the headlines aren't always as transparent as say, a Spencer Pratt mishap. MSNBC recently published a list of sexual misconceptions that, quite frankly, scare us more than a Heidi Montag music video.
When The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology reported that a benign embroid tumor containing teeth was growing in the wall of … Read More
Misconceptions, double standards and fighting dirty.
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Bachelors actually have less sex than most married couples and 9 other sex myths debunked. [Asylum]
If boys can wear pants to prom why can't lesbians? [Lemondrop]
Unlike some people we went to high school with, one Indiana teen is hoping to keep her pants on at the prom this year. The unnamed 17-year old lesbian is suing because she thinks Lebanon High School's dress code for prom, which obligates her to wear a dress to the dance, is discriminatory. In her opinion, dresses are not part of her sexual … Read More
Believe it or not, men sometimes fake it too.
My friend Alex's "first time" story is rather typical: equal parts awkwardness and pleasure finishing with a big, faked orgasm.
"At some point I realized that as pleasant as the sensation was, this particular stroking motion from intercourse wasn't going to lead me to an orgasm," Alex explains. "So when it seemed like the right time, I grimaced, made some appropriate noises, and no one was the wiser."
What makes this story atypical is that Alex is a man.
That men reach orgasm easily and definitely whereas women work long and hard … Read More
Tango weighs in on Daily Bedpost's list of myths.
Last week, the Daily Bedpost posted a list of 50 statements often (but, according to them, falsely) assumed true when it comes to sex.
Below, we've listed a few examples that the Bedpost deemed mythical, along with previously published Tango articles that either support or contradict the claim.
Bedpost Myth # 4. Gentlemen should always pay for dinner.
Disagree. Though it seems counter-intuitive (and somewhat hard to swallow) to the liberated 21st-century woman, a recent survey revealed that almost 50 percent of women kinda/sorta want men to pay.
Bedpost Myth #14. Your lover should be your best … Read More
Think you know everything about the birds and bees? Think again!
Here's everything you ever wanted to know—but thought you were too old to ask.
According to Laura Berman, PhD, author of The Passion Prescription, even sexually savvy adults have questions about penis size (it might matter), sex after marriage (does it stop?), and a man's sexual prime (hint: younger is not always better).
"Sexually speaking, people are on a constant quest to know if they are normal," says Berman. So get out your notebook—anda ruler!—and see how your knowledge stacks up.
Does Size Matter? There's no definitive, er, yardstick that can be used to measure sexual performance—but size does come … Read More