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Where Do You Stand: Withholding Sex to Get What You Want
Let's say your man smokes cigarettes and you want him to quit. You've tried talking to him about it, but nothing changes. So you throw him an ultimatum: No sex until he quits.
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A Do or a Don't: Withholding Sex as Punishment
Sex is a powerful tool. It's an act that you have the right to exercise when you see fit. When you're in a relationship, though, sex becomes a special bond that connects you with your partner.
Some Doctors Object to the Pill on Moral Grounds
In the very first episode of Mad Men, Peggy Olson goes to the gynecologist seeking a prescription for the pill. Watching the scene, I cringed as the doctor grills Peggy about why she would want the contraceptive pills if she were not married. He says: "As a doctor we'd like to think that putting a woman in this situation isn't going to turn her into some sort of strumpet."
Do Tell: What Would You Go on a Sex Strike For?
In the West African country of Gabon, men are being called on to go on a sex strike if a woman does not win the country's presidential election. Male opposition leader Samuel Ntoutoume Ndzeng believes that the country needs a female leader, so he's making the pretty progressive suggestion that the country's male population should "sleep with their clothes on" if a man wins.
Refusing sex has proved to be a useful method of non-violent resistance, although it's typically women who threaten to withhold sex as a powerful tool of persuasion.
Kenyan Man Sues Group For Telling His Wife: No Sex
A Kenyan man is suing activists who urged women to deny their partners sex for a week in protest against their country's political impasse.
In a move that echoed Aristophanes' Greek comedy Lysistrata, a group calling themselves the Women's Development Organization called for the boycott to get political leaders to end their rivalry and work, as the wife of Kenya's prime minister, Raila Odinga, described it, for "the common person."
James Kimondo told reporters outside a Nairobi courthouse that his wife's refusal to have sex with him caused him "anxiety and sleepless nights."
This Week With DearSugar
- Intimacy expert Patty Brisben joined forces with DearSugar this week to give us tips on how to avoid a sex slump this holiday season. Check out her tips here!
- Do you know the early signs of pregnancy?
Top 10 Reasons Men Don't Want Sex: Part Two
I know it can be pretty frustrating and make you feel a little self-conscious when your man just isn't in the mood to get it on, but like I said yesterday, there are definitely some reasons why men don't want to have sex. Here are five more.
"No Condom For the Heart." Does Abstinence Education Work?
No-nookie talk is breeding like rabbits! The New York Times magazine section this weekend got to at least second base with a great feature on virginity clubs at Ivy League schools. These "just-say no-way-until-marriage" groups, have religious members, but some are focused on the feminist part of withholding the goods.
Dear Poll: Do You Hold Out Longer for Someone Special?
It's a popular belief that if you really like someone, you withhold sex longer than you would with someone you're just semi-interested in. As weird as it sounds, it makes sense. You don't want your crush to think you're easy and you want to make sure he keeps coming back for more.
Group Therapy: How Many Nights a Week Is "Normal" for a Newlywed?
I am a newlywed and for the first week and a half of marriage, we had sex every night. Now it is more like every other night. I am perfectly fine with it only being a couple times per week but I am wondering what you think.
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