My former roommate had a cat. I (26F) was sad when she moved out, but glad to have the cat gone. There was constantly cat hair everywhere, cat litter and cat food pebbles stuck to the bottom of your feet. In March, a new girl (25F) moved in, someone the second girl knew personally (we live in a 3 bedroom). At some point or another I assume she heard me mention how I was glad to have the cat gone, because she waited about 90 days to bring up the idea of a dog. I politely shut it down referencing the issues I'd had with the cat, its hair, having litter box and cat tower in the shared living spaces. She said she understood and things were fine after that. A few months later she brings it up, with an outline of how she will make sure to clean up after them, have all dog stuff in her room etc. She is medicated bipolar (she now reveals) and a dog will be really beneficial for her mental health. It will not be a big dog and she will only be fostering so it won't be all the time. It ...

Hi everyone! After recently taking a sexology course as an elective to my law major, I've stumbled across many biases, myths and misperceptions regarding sex. One that really stood out to me was the way that media has cultivated the way we view sex in regards to "performance" and things that "need to happen" in order for something to qualify as sex. Besides most heteronormative narratives regarding sex that mainstream media imposes upon us, leading many to believe that vaginal sex and penetration are the only "true" forms of sex, media's portrayal of (heterosexual) intercourse has distorted our expectations to such an extent that the way a lot of young people have sex, changes accordingly, too*. After personally reviewing a few "classic" tween movies involving sex, I've come to the conclusion that many major (Hollywood) productions portray males as sexual beings who are not only always looking for and in the mood for sex, but can a...

No text found Submitted November 22, 2019 at 11:40PM No text found

Hi all, So I’m a 27 year old male, been dating the same girl for a year and a half. In the last month or so I’ve just lost all interest in sex. I use to be horny 24/7 and we would have sex at least 5 times a week and I’d masturbate every day. Now I’m not interested in either. I’m not stressed at work, she hasn’t done anything to upset me, I just am not horny. I’m still having sex when she tries to initiate so I don’t hurt my girlfriends feelings or make her feel unloved and once I am hard I can perform but I feel disconnected and indifferent to if I’d had sex or not, like it feels good but I don’t feel any more satisfied or relaxed that if I’d had sex or not. I’ve tried watching some porn and it doesn’t really do it for me at all at the moment either. Just for some more info, I’m pretty fit, train at the gym 4 days a week, play sports, eat well and work 6 days a week. External factors in my life haven’t changed for the past 2 years. Could this just be a passing thing or should I g...

My gf and I have been together since were about 17 (now 21) in HS and I have never thought of doing anything else with anyone. However recently I have the desire to go to a brothel to experience something new in addition they are is no strings attached. I love my gf loads and am unsure weather my actions will later cause me to feel regret, but I still find my self contemplating whether to go for it or nuh. Submitted November 22, 2019 at 11:54PM My gf and I have been together since were about 17 (now 21) in HS and I have never thought of doing anything else with anyone. However recently I have the desire to go to a brothel to experience something new in addition they are is no strings attached. I love my gf loads and am unsure weather my actions will later cause me to feel regret, but I still find my self contemplating whether to go for it or nuh.

I've been dating this girl for more than a year now and she's genuinely nice and caring. We'll go to third base pretty often but she never wants to have sex. It's very disappointing that I've been turned down so many times. We've talked about the reason behind it to see how we can solve the problem but it hasn't helped at all. She told me that growing up in an Indian household, the topic of sex was taboo and that makes her feel weird about having sex. So when we started dating, she said it would take time for her to grow past that. But it's been a year and nothing has changed. I'm very sexual in nature and not having had sex in a long time makes me crave it even more. On the other hand, I don't feel okay breaking up because she won't have sex with me. Somehow it feels like I would be doing something wrong if I did that. How should I approach this situation? Submitted November 23, 2019 at 12:00AM I've been dating this girl for mor...

Basically I’m hoping for some advice to get me over all this. TL;DR for the background: I’m 26M and my dating experience is virtually non-existent (Just went on a date for the first time last year. Have only ever gotten to a second date once and didn’t manage to go further) So how do I get over this? Like, I want to find someone special to date and everything, but at the same time I also realize for a multitude of reasons I am not mentally/emotionally capable of dating right now. This stuff gets stuck in my head way too frequently, and I want to figure out how to move past this crap so that maybe someday I’ll actually be able to try dating again Submitted November 22, 2019 at 11:41PM Basically I’m hoping for some advice to get me over all this. TL;DR for the background: I’m 26M and my dating experience is virtually non-existent (Just went on a date for the first time last year. Have only ever gotten to a second date once and didn’t manage to go further)So how do I get over this...