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Gay marriage vs traditional marriage

Gay marriage is a red herring – the state has no place in matters of the heart

Ever since I got married, I’ve felt like I have to justify it. Why, in this day and age, would anyone do such an outmoded, unnecessary thing? Well, apart from the romance of making a commitment to one person, forever, I had practical concerns too. I kept waking up at 4am, thinking that there was [...]

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Sex After Baby Betty Herbert

Sex After Baby – A Status Report

It’s hard to feel particularly sexy when you have such angry, red and extensive stretch-marks that it looks like someone set your pubes alight. A few people have suggested to me that they are ‘mummy marks’, ‘tiger stripes’ or just the outward manifestation of every hiccup and wriggle I felt when I was pregnant. Those people are idiots.

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Mathematical counseling for all who wonder why their relationship is like a ‘sinus’ wave

For those of us who thought sinuses were in our noses: probably not the most useful way of saving a relationship. Mathematical counseling for all who wonder why their relationship is like a sinus wave. Via Science Daily.   <!– TradeDoubler site verification *2222500* –>  

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Blog Carnival: the best blogs on Sex, Love and Relationships

Blog Carnival: bloggers share their recent posts on sex, love and relationships. (Spoiler: they’e ace).

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‘Facebook Us’ Adds Potentially Sickening Relationship Pages To Social Network

Ugh. Like it isn’t already bad enough when a sloppy new romance breaks out all over your Facebook feed. Yet another FB irritant is about to be unleashed: ‘Facebook Us’ Adds Potentially Sickening Relationship Pages To Social Network.

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Blog Carnival: Love, Sex and Relationships

Blog Carnival: An Invitation

Okay, I admit it, I’m late to EVERYTHING. I’ve just learned about blog carnivals, and they strike me as an excellent idea – I often miss great posts just because so much zooms past me in my various social media streams. The idea of a blog carnival is simple: one blogger collects links to posts [...]

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How do you fall in love? You don’t fall in love like you fall in a hole…

This is a lovely quote from Jeanette Winterson, via the always-brilliant Literary Jukebox. Click on the link to read the whole thing. How do you fall in love? You don’t fall in love like you fall in a hole… • literary jukebox.

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