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February 15th: Falling Out of Love

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics
Yesterday: high holiday for lovers; today, disillusionment everywhere. It was the high holy holiday for lovers yesterday.  Today, there is disillusionment everywhere. Some of us had sex.  Some of us didn’t get any.  Some of us got some but didn’t really want it to begin with. Maybe the restaurant was too crowded or our indigestion stopped…
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Sexual Pain Disorders and Suffering

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Pain Disorders
“Vulvar pain disorders are often frustrating disorders for treating physicians and always cause sexual dysfunction in those who suffer with them,” says Deborah Metzger, PhD, MD, Medical Director of Harmony Women’s Health in Los Altos, CA. I agree that one common cause of low libido in my clients is pain. Even pain reduction does not…
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Witches, Wenches, and Sexual Women

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Female Sexuality
What’s the difference between a “slut” and a “good” woman? Is it a coincidence?  On Halloween—the same day we are acknowledging the dark and evil side of life—the predominant costume choices available on sale for women are titillating get-ups that makes a woman look slutty?  Is it possible that our society still views the sexual woman…
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Heal the Whore-Madonna Split and Have More Sex While Parenting

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Female Sexuality, Male Sexuality, Parenting
Healing the Whore-Madonna split and reviving sex during parenthood Jake called into a morning drive radio talk show where I’m a sexpert and reported that there had been no sex in his marriage during his wife’s last trimester.  Since their little darling was born, sex had only happened three times – hurriedly and perfunctorily. Another caller Angie…
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Making Virgin Sex More Comfortable.

Laurie Watson
Sexual Dynamics, Pain Disorders, Sex Therapy, Honeymoons, All Blogs
Physicians have asked me for clear guidance to help their patients have more comfortable virgin sex. Her first experiences colors a woman’s feelings about sex for years ahead. The right information can ease pain or trauma and allow positive, joyful feelings to develop. At Awakenings Counseling, we counsel many premarital virgins who have followed either…
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How To Have Miserable Sex

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics
Having miserable sex is easy.  Do nothing, plan nothing, don’t understand your partner – stick to what you know – yourself. Don’t even give a nod to atmosphere, don’t light any candles or turn on any music, leave your bedroom spartan, spend all the real money on your children’s room’s décor. Keep the temp in…
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