Tag Archives: sex

Can Love Grow?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Laura

While the source of this quote may surprise you, I think what it says is very true: “Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.” – Keanu Reeves I’ve had lots of conversations with people about that … Continue reading →

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Is Sex Addiction a Real Thing?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Laura

The psychiatric community itself can’t seem to answer that question. Sex addiction is not yet an official disease in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Yet rehab centers now find themselves filled with self-proclaimed sex addicts, especially … Continue reading →

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Are You Genetically Programmed to Cheat?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Laura

Two different genes in your DNA may play a role in whether or not you stay faithful: a section of the vasopressin receptor known as RS3 334 and the DRD4 gene. Does that mean, theoretically, you could get your partner … Continue reading →

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Does Your Sexual Experience Affect Your Relationships?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Laura

A new movie is coming out at the end of this month called What’s Your Number, in which Anna Faris wonders how many sexual partners is too many. The plot of the movie kicks off when her friend tells her, … Continue reading →

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10 Fun Facts About Sex You Never Wanted to Know

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Laura

How has sex changed throughout history? Obviously the mechanics of sex have remained the same, but what about our attitudes towards it? Ancient Greeks embraced love between two men as the most pure form of love (although this wasn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

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Which Might Mean a Relationship: Holding Hands or Having Sex?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Laura

Simple question, right? Hardly. Depending on your situation the answer could be both or neither, and if it is just one the answer is far more likely to be holding hands. Sex alone almost never indicates a relationship these days … Continue reading →

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Friends with Benefits: Does It Ever Work?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Laura

Another blog about relationships (or lack thereof) this week, but stay tuned for more travel themed fare in the coming weeks. It seems a spate of movies have come out recently about friends with benefits like ”No Strings Attached” and even the … Continue reading →

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Exes Anonymous: a 12-step program for dealing with breakups

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Laura

Since a breakup inspired my first travel memoir, I figured that could be a good place to begin the blog. I was madly, head-over-heels in love during the four years I spent living in London. Then my visa expired, and we had to make a decision: get married or break up. I wanted to get married, he didn’t. Instead of moving straight back to LA with no job, no place to live, and no James (not his real name out of respect for him), I deviated from all the usual breakup stages and moved to Africa.

But during my only previous difficult breakup in college, I had an idea for a screenplay and ended up selling a series of 12 webisodes, each one a somewhat satirical stage of the breakup process. These steps are NOT recommended, but many people do go through them whether they should or not. I do have a rough draft of a screenplay about Exes Anonymous, and I might get back to it one of these days. In any case, here are 12-steps for recovering from a breakup:
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