Self-service should not be limited to one sex

Clipped from cuindependent.com

Masturbation.  It’s a topic we tend to step over lightly, only joking about the guys doing it.

Maybe it’s because even talking about masturbation seems so taboo that our generation has yet to accept it as something that everybody has the option of doing. When conversation does take place about masturbation, it’s usually negative.

Often times, masturbation is incorrectly associated with feelings of disapproval. Girls quickly jump to the conclusion that the only reason their partners masturbate with Internet porn is because of a flaw on their part: that they aren’t sexy enough, or aren’t turning him/her on anymore.

In reality, masturbation is both normal and beneficial. According to an article featured on Go Ask Alice, Columbia University’s health and wellness website, (http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/0539.html) masturbation provides an outlet for individuals to get to enjoy their own body. It’s all about sex-positivity.

Masturbation allows both men and women to familiarize with their physicality, learn their likes and dislikes and share that with one another. Women can feel comfortable enjoying a sexual experience without someone else in the bedroom. Masturbation is positive self-exploration.

So who cares if your lover is participating in some private extra-curricular activities? Let’s join in on the fun, rather than worry about it.

“The type of erotica I watch depends on my mood,” Holloway said. “I find that watching pornography makes me feel good and also helps my relationship in giving us ideas, which is why I watch it with my boyfriend a lot of the time.”

Pornography isn’t something to be afraid of, and neither is masturbation. Girls shouldn’t be overwhelmed by the thought of surfing the web for multimedia masturbation tips.

Masturbation is a normal and empowering thing. And boys shouldn’t get to have all the fun.

“It’s something everybody does,” Holloway said. Read more at cuindependent.com

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How to Forgive a Cheating Husband

Clipped from http://www.romanceadviceforwomen.com/2010/12/how-to-forgive-a-cheating-husband/

You want to learn how to forgive a cheating husband. You recently found out that your husband was unfaithful. You’ve likely been cycling through a whole range of emotions. Everything from sadness to confusion to anger is all right there at the surface. He’s told you how sorry he is and you can sense his deep regret. You are determined to save your marriage but you’re unsure how to get past his infidelity and get to a place of forgiveness. You can do it if you have the right mindset and some insight on how forgiveness can actually help you more than it helps your husband.

Understanding how to forgive a cheating husband begins with recognizing that regardless of how much you want to wish away his adultery, you can’t. He cheated on you and now you must deal with the consequences of that. You must try to get yourself to a place of acceptance. Wishing that it hadn’t happened is natural and normal. But it did happen and the sooner you can accept that he was unfaithful, the closer you’ll be to forgiveness.

The key to forgiving a cheating husband is to do it more for yourself than for him. Right now you’re juggling a lot of anger and disappointment. You’re also questioning what the marriage meant to him and how he could have strayed if he loved you as much as he said he does. Men cheat for a whole host of reasons and most have nothing to do with how they feel about their wives. To many men the act of cheating is all about the physical connection and not an emotional one.

By forgiving him you’ll be allowing yourself the chance to heal. You’ll release a lot of the negative emotions and you’ll find comfort in that. It’s important to recognize that everyone makes mistakes in life and even though this is a horrendous mistake it is forgivable. Read more at www.romanceadviceforwomen.com

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Let’s talk about sex. Or not.

Be open, Be honest, Be satisfied.

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Former President George W. Bush’s daughter Barbara is speaking out in support of same-sex marriage.

Clipped from blogs.reuters.com

Former President George W. Bush’s daughter Barbara is speaking out in support of same-sex marriage.

“I’m Barbara Bush and I’m a New Yorker for marriage equality. New York is about fairness and equality and , everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love. Join us,” she says in a brief video released by the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. Read more at blogs.reuters.com

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