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Wise Readers, next week we’ll be covering a subject many find hard to handle: Masturbation. If you’d like to lend a hand in the name of science, love, and self-love, please take the brief 7-item survey in this article. It will be up for four days. Thank you!
Dear Emma,When you asked how to locate your libido, the scientific answer quickly emerged: There’s no widely/wildly successful solution. And among our Wise Reader survey respondents, 27% of the men and 81% of the women struggle(d) with their own low lust. Turns out, research indicates that reviving the drive is about as straightforward as female sexuality itself. But despair not. The many possible *causes* of absent or low desire mean many possible *cures*—including these:
Share Article Print Article Permalink tagged Communication, Conflict Resolution, Folk Wisdom, Marriage, Relationship Building, Sexuality, Therapy Dear Duana, I have no sexual desire—none. It’s not that I find my husband unattractive; it’s more that the idea of sex with anyone at all is no more appealing than mopping or vacuuming. Do you have any ideas or suggestions about how (or if) I can want to want sex more? Dear Emma, Low desire is the #1 issue women express about their own sexuality—which means science has definitely scoped the problem. But before we cover what Science has to say on the matter, let’s ask our Wise Readers: What do you think could help Emma to awaken her sexual desire? Please take the survey linked here and give your advice for next week’s article. Cheers, Duana
Dear Samuel, Your palpable grief and your question—how do you heal a broken heart?—are timeless and nearly universal. Heartbreak is the price Love ultimately requires of us, because all relationships end. Yet even among the 90% of our Love Science respondents who’d endured that grief, nearly all had recovered and Moved On. You can, too. How?
Share Article Print Article Permalink tagged Affair Recovery, Dating, First Love / Young Love, Folk Wisdom, Grief, Male Female Differences Wise Readers: How do you heal a broken heart? And how would you advise someone else to go about it? This week, you’re the Sage. Read on…and answer the brief survey.