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'I Haven't Had Sex in 15 Years'
 'I Haven't Had Sex in 15 Years' 
Dec 10, 2008 7:41 PM CST

'I Haven't Had Sex in 15 Years'

Found living without sex can be easier than looking for love—just not preferable

(Newser) - Writer Kit Naylor didn't intend for things to work out this way. She likes men. She likes love. And yet somehow, "here I am—55 years old, a spinster long past my sell-by date, no kids—and I haven't had sex in a decade and a half.” She...

DC Sex Blogger Ties the Knot
DC Sex Blogger
Ties the Knot
Dec 10, 2008 2:13 PM CST

DC Sex Blogger Ties the Knot

Washingtonienne made big name by dishing on her high-powered trysts

(Newser) - For the handful of political junkies who recognized her, it was a strange sight. Jessica Cutler—the Washingtonienne— married? Tied down to a legitimate, monogamous relationship? Strange but true, confirms the New York Observer, which dropped in on the former sex blogger’s wedding. It was a classy affair at...

Brits Turn to Sex for Cheap Thrills

Hard times encourage people to find inexpensive activities, poll finds

(Newser) - For those who can't afford to shop during the holidays, the British offer a suggestion: have sex instead. Love-making topped a list of increasingly popular cost-free activities, followed by window shopping and gossiping—which beat out sex among women—in a survey of 2,000 Brits. The findings coincide with...

Couple Saves First Kiss for Wedding Day

Couple takes first kiss on wedding day

(Newser) - A kiss was more than just a kiss for one Chicago couple, who vowed that they would not smooch—or engage in any other kind of physically amorous activity—until today, their wedding day, the Chicago Tribune reports. “It really tested us and encouraged us to grow closer in...

Japanese Told to Work Less, Have More Sex

More kids needed

(Newser) - Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, thanks, health experts say, to an overworked populace too tired to have much sex. Surveys show that married Japanese couples under 50 have sex an average of 45 times a year, less than half the global average. Now some...

Winehouse on Hubby: 'It's Over'

Singer's marriage was based on sex

(Newser) - Troubled singer Amy Winehouse says her, er, rock-steady marriage is over, News of the World reports. Blake Fielder-Civil has left Winehouse for a German model, and anyway, “We were only together for sex.” The drug-addled star gave friends the gory details of the pair’s sex life, which...

This Year's Bad-Sex Winners
 This Year's Bad-Sex Winners 
Nov 22, 2008 7:00 AM CST

This Year's Bad-Sex Winners

Paulo Coehlo, John Updike make shortlist for Bad Sex in Fiction award

(Newser) - Ten authors have joined the distinguished ranks of such literary luminaries as Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe—as nominees for the annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction award. The dubious honor singles out “otherwise sound literary” fiction that includes “unconvincing, perfunctory, embarrassing or redundant passages of a...

Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas
Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas
Nov 12, 2008 11:43 AM CST

Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas

Mag is anticipating Election Night-inspired baby boom

(Newser) - Did you find yourself roused to more than tears of joy at Barack Obama's historic victory Election Night? If so, Newsweek wants you. One of the mag’s reporters submitted a query to Help A Reporter Out, reports Gawker, looking for sources who “made love in the name of...

US Marriage Age Oldest Ever
 US Marriage Age Oldest Ever 
Nov 10, 2008 7:28 AM CST

US Marriage Age Oldest Ever

Women marrying at 26, men at 28

(Newser) - American couples are waiting longer than ever to get married, reports USA Today. The median age for a first marriage is almost 26 for women and 28 for men—the oldest since the US Census started keeping track in the 1890s. The increase holds true for all racial, ethnic, and...

Mating Antelope Show Off Knees. Seriously.

Sound communicates animal's strength, prevents conflict

(Newser) - Doesn't sound all that sexy, but Africa’s male eland antelope has developed his own way of demonstrating its sexual prowess and warding off rivals. Males click their knees to establish mating rights and avoid brawls: the louder the click, the larger the animal, and the more likely he is...

Teen Pregnancy Tied to Steamy TV

Kids who watched most sex content twice as likely to face issue

(Newser) - Teenagers who watch more sexual content on TV are far more likely to face pregnancy, a new study suggests. Of 700 teens interviewed over 3 years, those who watched the most sexual material—on shows such as Friends and Sex and the City—were about twice as likely to get...

43% of Women Have Sex Issues, But Few Are Troubled

Experts caution that dysfunction is relative, say 12% bothered is lower than thought

(Newser) - Just under half of the female population suffers from sex problems, ABC News reports. A new study found that 43% of its 32,000-women sample reported problems with low desire, arousal or difficulty with orgasms, but only 12% of women said such problems cause them personal anguish.

Infidelity's Up, as Women Lead Charge

Older men, younger women appear to stray outside of marriage more often

(Newser) - Studies show infidelity rates rising across the board, the New York Times reports, with women closing the cheating gap on men. Lifetime infidelity rates for men over 60 jumped from 20% to 28% between 1991 and 2006, while women leaped from 5% to 15%. The trend affects young and old—...

Madge Scheduled the Sex
 Madge 
 Scheduled 
 the Sex 
Oct 27, 2008 9:10 AM CDT

Madge Scheduled the Sex

Intimacy with Guy planned around gym routine, Kabbalah meetings

(Newser) - In a divorce battle that just keeps getting nastier, sources now say that Madonna scheduled sex with husband Guy Ritchie into her planner weeks in advance, wedged in between 4-hour workouts and Kabbalah meetings. “Guy of course felt this a tremendous turn-off,” the source told the Daily Mail....

Online Hookup Hopefuls Gain Mapping Aid

Website offers curious users directions to getting lucky

(Newser) - In what may be the most opportunistic mashup ever, a web entrepreneur is putting a bold spin on the modern hookup, reports Wired. A new website scans the anything-goes "Casual Encounters" section of Craigslist, then integrates the postings with Google Maps, designating the locations of random horny strangers with...

STD? Slap Your Ex With Lawsuit
STD? Slap Your Ex With Lawsuit
Oct 16, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

STD? Slap Your Ex With Lawsuit

Courts move toward holding people liable for infecting partner — even unknowingly

(Newser) - California courts are deciding a civil dispute that could change first-date conversations. A woman is suing her ex-husband for allegedly giving her HIV, though he claims to not have known he was infected at the time, MSNBC writes. The case follows successful wins in Iowa and New York by plaintiffs...

Brits Sentenced for Dubai Beach Sex

Vacationing couple slapped with 3-month sentences for sand snuggle

(Newser) - A British couple has been slapped with a three-month sentence for a drunken roll in the sand on a Dubai beach, the Guardian reports. Prosecutors say the pair—an expatriate woman and a visiting businessman—were spotted having sex on the beach after meeting each other at a champagne brunch...

Migraines Can Kill Adulterers: Study

Italian researchers discover stress of extra-marital affairs can lead to fatal headaches

(Newser) - Deadly migraines can be caused by cheating on one’s spouse, the Telegraph reports. An Italian study found that the devastating headaches can turn fatal when coupled with an extra-marital affair. Migraines “can be exacerbated by a series of factors like aphrodisiac food, performance-enhancing drugs, physical strain and psychological...

Not Tonight, Honey, I Have a Stroke
Not Tonight, Honey, I Have
a Stroke
Sep 19, 2008 10:35 AM CDT

Not Tonight, Honey, I Have a Stroke

Women apparently have a rare, but real, risk to consider

(Newser) - Women may have a new excuse to avoid hanky panky, the Mom Logic blog notes: the danger of a stroke. It seems a 35-year-old woman suffered one during orgasm, though she has since made a full recovery. Such strokes—caused by a minor heart defect that triggers blod clots during...

Stern Launches Virginity Auction

No, not his

(Newser) - Howard Stern today kicked off the auction of a 22-year-old woman’s virginity. The woman says she wants to use the money to pay for a master’s degree in family therapy, reports the New York Daily News.. "We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be allowed...

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