What’s the number one cited reason for divorce? Other than Facebook, that is: financial issues. Even though most of us go in knowing this, we rarely ever take the time to discuss finances with our partners until long into a relationship. We here at Sex and the 405 think this is a bit ass-backward —…continue reading.
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Judy Blume’s children and young adult novels have covered everything from racism to menstruation to religion and sex. Her dedication to writing about difficult issues for the younger set has resulted in her fair share of controversy. She is one of the most challenged children’s authors of all time. On her site, Blume writes about…continue reading.
In 2007, a start-up rocked the web with its fearless vision to combine the social network with adult photography into a formula that enables models and photographers to profit via a user voting system. The start-up, Zivity, even managed to raise a $1 million round of seed capital from Silicon Valley investors, notorious for steering…continue reading.
Genesis 1 and 2 contain two modes of creation by God: if you read through the two chapters as a narrative, God first creates everything by decree and then creates everything by building up reality from the clay of Eden. And in both of these modes, the creation culminates in the creation of the human pairing  and even more, in the explicit charge to have sex!
Palihouse knows it’s not just sweet nothings we want. To satisfy as many tastes as possible their couples package ($570 without dinner, $745 with) for Valentine’s comes equipped with either of the following choices: a love box or a pain box. Love Box: Pain Box: Take a closer look here. Can’t afford it? Make your…continue reading.
Shopping, eating, dishing about relationships (the good, the bad, the ugly), swag and professional advice — instead of ignoring Valentine’s Day if you’re single and have no plans, you can run straight into it and gorge yourself on all kinds of treats and giggles. Julie Spira, author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating will be talking…continue reading.
Oh, sweet! If love is confounding you, you can put Twitter to use and connect with the longest living married couple, who will be answering questions about finding and sustaining love. Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher (@longestmarried), were married in 1924 and are 104 and 102 years old respectively. The couple will be taking questions until…continue reading.
In November, we told you about Darren James, a former porn star who contracted HIV in 2004 and unknowingly spread it to other porn stars. James has been trying to make it illegal for porn stars to have unprotected sex since, but it’s not going well. Los Angeles County officials said it would be difficult…continue reading.
OK, you’re starting to see a pattern here. What can we say — we love restraint! Ilya Fleet’s cuffs from Coco de Mer are exquisite. The silver leather cuffs can be attached together or worn without restraint as a fashion accessory. At $230, these are perfect for the lover who’s not too keen on gold.…continue reading.
A recent study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health seems to have found that stressing abstinence-only may help delay sex in teens. This flies in the face of many studies done in the past ten years, as well as solid numbers on pregnancies and teens with sexually transmitted diseases. The problem seems to…continue reading.
