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Being a parent and sex

Photo by Catalina Carvajal Herrera from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/portrait-of-loving-family-14682961/ Parenting, Relationships, and Sexuality: The Ultimate Balancing Act Ah, parenting! That sweet mix of unconditional love, permanent dark circles under your eyes, and existential crises over a puree stain that looks suspiciously alive. Add to that the need to maintain a relationship and keep your sex life afloat, and you’ve got the

Francois Renaud M.A 31 January 2025

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The pizza, TV show & water park of your sex life

Here is the first text in a series of 3 articles on your sex life illustrated in the form of three metaphors. We’re going to start with “The Sex Pizza” and then move on to “The Erotic TV Show” and finally slide into the “Water Park of Your Sex Life”. SEDUCTION OR THE ART OF MAKING A PIZZA

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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Come slide in my sex water park, it’s really wet!

Are your sexual practices popular? We baked your sex pizza, we binge watched your erotic show and now we have your water park. Worthy of MarineLand or Grandby’s Amazoo? Take your tube, we’re going to slide! Now that you’re a Don Juan or a femme fatale of seduction. A great actor in a brand new series starting this summer,

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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Romantic comedies… A Killer Desire

Photo by Dylan Sauerwein on Unsplash The Impact of Romantic Comedies on the Perception of Sexuality Romantic comedies are films that are appreciated by many audiences around the world. They transport us to an ideal world where love triumphs over all obstacles. However, behind their entertaining and romantic side, these films also have an impact on our perception of sexuality.

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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Infidelity: A Time of Personal Growth

Infidelity and Personal Development Infidelity can be explored through the prism of personal development and individuality within the couple. There is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of personal growth in intimate relationships following infidelity. Infidelity can be seen as a response to the unmet needs for personal development and growth within the couple. Self-Differentiation Self-differentiation, which refers to a

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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Does your sexual satisfaction depend on others or on you?

Self-Validation and Validation by Others in Sexuality: Impacts on Sexual Satisfaction At the heart of this experience is the quest for validation: validation of oneself and validation by others. Both forms of validation play a crucial role in shaping our sexual identity and the quality of our sexual experiences. How does self-validation and validation by others impact sexual satisfaction? What

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Desire: When Mars and Venus Meet Martians and Venusians

When your sexuality is managed by planetary stars! Ah, gender stereotypes and sexual desire! As a sexologist, it’s a bit like my daily bread. I spend my days navigating between “Men are from Mars” and “Women are from Venus”. And frankly, if Mars and Venus could talk, they would laugh at our little earthly quarrels. Let’s start with the classic

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

Listen vs. consider. One or the other or both?

Listening vs Considering a Partner in a Fight: How to Avoid World War III at Home Ah, couple fights. You know, those moments when you find yourself in the middle of a debate about topics of the utmost importance, like the best way to fold laundry or why dirty socks never, but NEVER, get into the laundry basket. We’ve all

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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Tell me how you make love and I’ll tell you about your childhood

How You’ve Been Loved Determines How You Make Love (with a touch of humor) Ah, love—that mysterious, exhilarating, and sometimes downright confusing force that we all pursue like butterflies attracted by a flame. We write songs about him, lose sleep over him, and spend hours swiping on dating apps to find him. But have you ever taken the time to

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025

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The Sexual Yo-Yo That Breaks Couples Up

Photo by whemak on Freeimages.com The Yo-Yo of Desire: When Couples Are Never in Phase Ah, romantic relationships! A subtle mix of compromise, patience, and, let’s be honest, sometimes a real exhausting tug-of-war. If you’re in a relationship and your levels of sexual desire differ, then you’re probably familiar with this “yo-yo” dynamic: sometimes one is ready to take the

Francois Renaud M.A 14 January 2025