5 d. ago With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture

The emotional bond between John and Paul was at the heart of the Beatles’ success – but it’s not the first time intense, creative male friendships have changed the world John Lennon and Paul McCartney met and fell for each other in the summer of 1957. John was 16, Paul 14. Paul came to see John play with his skiffle group, the Quarry Men, at a village fete. Introduced afterwards, they almost immediately formed a connection that went beyond the bounds of normal male friendship.Lennon and McCartney were not sexual partners, as far as we know. But in every other sense, their relationship was a romance: intoxicating, tender and bittersweet. Passionate male friendships like this are rare, but not unique, and a remarkable number of them have changed the world, transforming our ideas about music, art, poetry and human nature. John and Paul were, without knowing it, part of an extraordinary lineage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ooh la la! Young women in France have more sexual partners than they did 20 years ago

The National Institute for Demographic Studies rejected claims that young people are increasingly becoming less interested in having sex.

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2 w. ago Kissing could lead to dementia and brain damage, scientists warn after bombshell study

Researchers have discovered that herpes can travel from the nose to the nervous system, causing long-term health issues - and could be spread between sexual partners just by kissing

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3 w. ago What couples need to know about desire: ‘There’s no right or healthy amount of sex’

Desire discrepancy is one of the most common reasons couples come to certified sex and relationship practitioner Georgia Grace. Solving the issue means challenging false assumptionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailHuman sexuality is often likened to a fingerprint: our desires, fantasies and physical responses are as unique as the ridges on our fingers. In session, when I share this analogy with couples, they are relieved to know it’s actually normal to be different from their partner.While it’s true that no two people are the same, when it comes to “mismatched libido” a predictable scenario will usually play out. In my first session with a couple, they will sit on opposite sides of the couch and say they haven’t had sex in months, or years. They are lost and desperate. One of them will share that they feel unwanted, and the other will admit that they want to want it, they just don’t. Because of this, they feel broken. They both agree sex is important for their relationship...

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3 w. ago 'Horny' support worker sent sexual messages to service user's partner

He's been struck off.

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3 w. ago Bacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by men, researchers find

Study suggests infection is sexually transmitted and opens up new way to reduce recurrence by treating male partnersBacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by male sexual partners, researchers have said, challenging the longstanding view that it is not a sexually transmitted infection.Experts say the study offers a new way to reduce the risk of the infection returning in women, with another scientist saying it showed up the UK’s NHS website as “outdated and misleading”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago How family of man who forced partner to have sex with pet pug reacted to horror crimes

Graham Marshall has been left living in a tent in the woods as his family have ostracised him after details on depraved sexual acts he had his partner carry out on a pug came to light

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4 w. ago 'Horny as hell' child support worker struck off over sexual messages to service user's partner

Derek Morton, a children and young people’s worker from Cumnock, Ayrshire, sent messages of a sexual nature to the partner of a young man he had been employed to support.

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