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Love Letters

    Sex

    What we get wrong about sex, love, and monogamy

    • Divorce

      There was no sexual intimacy in the marriage

    • Dating

      He slept over … and left a mess

    • Dating

      We never discuss marriage anymore

    • Dating

      Sex happens every two to four months

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  • Relationships

    He’s great – but we’re not sexually compatible

    November 12, 2020 | 9:06 am
  • Relationships

    Why did he take that Viagra?

    November 10, 2020 | 8:57 am
  • Dating

    ‘Are they sensing my high degree of sexual repression?’

    November 2, 2020 | 9:02 am
  • Relationships

    No kissing, no grilled cheese

    October 9, 2020 | 8:59 am
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  • Marriage

    ‘She’s in double digits while I’m still batting in the eight hole’

    September 9, 2020 | 9:03 am
  • Relationships

    There’s not enough sex in this relationship

    August 11, 2020 | 9:05 am
  • Relationships

    It’s a lot more than sex

    July 21, 2020 | 9:02 am
  • Dating

    What’s with all the sexts?

    June 17, 2020 | 9:05 am
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  • Relationships

    How often do other couples have sex?

    June 9, 2020 | 9:06 am
  • Dating

    Does he still want his ex-wife?

    February 18, 2020 | 9:19 am
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