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October 21, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Am I Being Gaslighted? Take This Quiz

This 15-question quiz is designed to help you recognize signs of gaslighting tactics and behaviors

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October 11, 2024/Sex & Relationships

The Power and Control Wheel: A Domestic Violence Model

Physical and sexual violence reinforce behaviors that create a power imbalance in an abusive relationship

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September 30, 2024/Sex & Relationships

How To Overcome Sexual Performance Anxiety

If anxiety is keeping you from having the sex life you want, communication, education and therapy can help

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August 29, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Is It Love or Limerence? Here’s How To Tell the Difference

Limerence feels more like addiction or obsession than romantic love

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August 19, 2024/Sex & Relationships

How Weaponized Incompetence Can Hurt Your Relationships

This tactic is when one person avoids or refuses to do a task and uses their ‘incompetence’ as an excuse in order to sidestep responsibilities

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August 7, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Never Had an Orgasm? What You Should Know About the ‘Big O’

Anorgasmia is a fairly common concern with a wide range of physical and psychological causes

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August 6, 2024/Sex & Relationships

What Are Twin Flame Relationships and Are They Healthy?

This spiritual way of understanding a connection can be affirming and uplifting — but it can also enable abuse

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August 5, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Here’s How To Handle the Ick When You’re Dating

An ‘ick’ is a form of projection based on cognitive bias and shouldn’t be confused as a dealbreaker

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August 1, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Verbal Abuse: What It Is, What It Sounds Like and How To Address It

From depression and disordered eating to headaches and high blood pressure, words can hurt us in all kinds of ways

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July 19, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Can You Get an STI From Kissing?

Some sexually transmitted infections, like the herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus, can be transmitted through saliva and kissing

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