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Essays and field-tested practices on relationships, intimacy and self-knowledge.

How to Keep Passion Alive in a Long-Term Relationship: What Esther Perel and the Science of Desire Say About Love After Years Together
Anatomy of Pleasure

How to Keep Passion Alive in a Long-Term Relationship: What Esther Perel and the Science of Desire Say About Love After Years Together

Why long-term relationships lose their erotic spark and how to bring it back: exploring Esther Perel's ideas, the Gottmans' research, and the role of novelty in sustaining desire.

· 11 min read
Sex Positions for Female Orgasm: What Clitoral Anatomy and Science Say
Anatomy of Pleasure

Sex Positions for Female Orgasm: What Clitoral Anatomy and Science Say

What research reveals about clitoral physiology, the G-spot, and the positions that most powerfully amplify female orgasm — without the myths and glossy-magazine lists.

· 10 min read
Multiple Orgasms in Women: Physiology, the Refractory Period, and Science-Backed Techniques
Anatomy of Pleasure

Multiple Orgasms in Women: Physiology, the Refractory Period, and Science-Backed Techniques

What science actually says about multiple orgasms in women: the refractory period, data from the Kinsey Institute and OMGYes, the angling, rocking, shallowing and pairing techniques, and Emily Nagoski's approach.

· 11 min read
What Is Squirting: A Scientific Overview of Female Ejaculation Physiology
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What Is Squirting: A Scientific Overview of Female Ejaculation Physiology

What science knows about squirting: from Beverly Whipple's 1981 research to Salama's 2014 work — the fluid's composition, the role of Skene's glands, and why it doesn't happen to everyone.

· 10 min read
A Map of Erogenous Zones: What Modern Sexology Says About Body Sensitivity
Anatomy of Pleasure

A Map of Erogenous Zones: What Modern Sexology Says About Body Sensitivity

New research is rewriting anatomy textbooks: more than 10,000 nerve fibers have been counted in the clitoris, and scientists have produced detailed maps of the body's erogenous and "aversive" zones. Here's how this changes our approach to intimacy.

· 12 min read