Body and Healthy Life

 Your body notices when intimacy takes a back seat. Sex is something everyone approaches differently. Some people wait until they’re in a committed relationship, while others are comfortable with casual hookups - and both choices are perfectly valid as long as you feel comfortable. But did you know that going without sex for too long can actually have negative effects on your body and mind? The Mirror highlights some of the most common ones. Your sex drive may fade One of the first things you might notice is a dip in libido . Sex therapist Sari Cooper explains that people who stop having sex often stop wanting it, too. “Out of sight, out of mind,” she says. Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone - but if it sounds familiar, you’re definitely not alone. Women feel it differently For women, a sexual dry spell can sometimes make intimacy physically uncomfortable. This is especially true for women going through menopause, when vaginal walls naturally thin and sex may become painful...

Five Myths About Sex That Make Our Lives Harder The following summary is based on the findings of Rachel Hills, who has been exploring sexual topics for nearly a decade. In her book, The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality , she writes about myths, legends, and misconceptions related to sex. Let’s take a look at what she found! If You Don’t Have Tons of Sex When You’re Young, Something’s Wrong with You Hills herself once felt that everyone but her was attending wild orgies or, at the very least, getting involved in steamy sexual encounters daily or every other day. Hills, who lost her virginity only after her college years, points out that a study found college students have significantly less sex than people generally think. According to a survey from New York University, while 72% of college students have some kind of relationship before graduation, 40% said they had only been with three or fewer people during their college years, and only one-third had engaged in se...