Sex and pleasure

A psychotherapist on the beliefs about sex and sexuality we absorbed growing up, and another way of looking at each one.

Nine tips from the hosts of a podcast about sex, the body and sexuality.

This may or may not be news to you, but sexual and sensual pleasure is directly linked to our sense of personal power and inspiration.

Eight reasons, from closeness and pleasure to self-affirmation and the fear of being left. Choose your hero.

Eight ways to warm up in the cold, from a hot bath to sex in socks.

Talking during sex: how to start with sounds and simple phrases, and why laughing together is okay.

Ten illustrated reminders of what makes sex good, from slowing down to laughing together.

What's scarier: cold feet or running out of lube?

A meditation practitioner of more than 10 years on how to clear your head before sex and simply enjoy it.

A reader shares anonymously why she chose to have sex only with her husband, and how she dealt with other people's questions about it.

A reader shares, anonymously, why she chose to stay a virgin until marriage.

Things we want to normalize, from pleasure in sex to eating in bed afterwards.

A reader is 27 and ashamed of never having had sex, and a clinical psychologist answers her worry about how a future partner will react.

Why does Gen Z have less sex than other generations? In short: for them, sex is one more area of life where it's important to take care of yourself.