Simone Paget

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SEX FILES: Giving it all up for love — how much compromise is too much?

At age 60, Jenny has decided to give up her home, her job and her family in The United States, to go live in India with her 30-year-old fiance, Sumit. “What you do for love is sometimes unbelievable,” she tells the camera.

September 23, 2019 Sex Files

How to conquer offline dating

Where do you even meet people?

September 16, 2019 Sex Files

Relationship tips from a modern day psychic

If you’ve felt romantically stalled this summer, it might actually be something in the stars.

September 9, 2019 Sex Files

Finding friends in the age of apps

Anyone who’s ever tried to make new friends as an adult knows how hard it can be.

September 3, 2019 Sex Files

SEX FILES: Topless optional vacations

Two years ago, I tossed my bikini top aside and dove head-first into the world of adults-only clothing-optional resorts and (save for a few sunburns), never looked back.

August 26, 2019 Sex Files

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Majority of women don't orgasm with penetrative sex

When I first started to have sex as a young adult, I was often left feeling disappointed. In the privacy of my own bedroom I knew how to get myself off multiple times in a row, but when it came to having penetrative sex with a partner, orgasms eluded me. It was the mid-to-late 90’s and I’d used movies from that era (think: sexy thrillers like Basic Instinct and Body of Evidence ) as my template for what sex should look and sound like. The female characters in those movies seemed to have cataclysmic orgasms with their partners with what looked like very little effort. What was I doing wrong?

August 19, 2019 Sex Files

It takes time and practice to get in sync with a partner – especially when it comes to figuring out the optimal conditions for orgasm.

How to be a good wedding guest

The internet got an impromptu lesson in proper guest etiquette when a wedding photographer’s Facebook post went viral recently. Hannah Snyder took to social media to address a guest who photobombed one of her shots with their iPhone. “Not only did you ruin my shot, but you took this moment away from the groom, father of the bride, and the bride,” she says.

August 12, 2019 Sex Files

Are you addicted to your ex?

It’s normal to think about your ex after you’ve broken up. Venting to your friends or family is normal too (preferably over a few pitchers of margaritas). You may even sneak a peek at your ex’s social media profiles from time to time. It’s all part of the healing process. However, if it feels like you’re actually addicted to the other person; unable to stop talking about them, inserting them into conversations or following their interactions online, there might be something else at play. It’s called Limerence.

August 6, 2019 Sex Files

Think before you text your ex

The internet exploded in a starburst of mixed emotions last week when Twitter user Alexsa Sanchez Aguilar posted a screenshot of the text she’d received from her ex — the night before his wedding.

July 29, 2019 Sex Files

Wet and wild: Tips for a pleasurable underwater romp

From Here to Eternity. Wild Things. The Shape of Water. There’s one thing that these films all have in common: They each feature an iconic and groundbreaking aquatic sex scene. As far as fantasies go, having sex in the water is one that seems to be permanently lodged in our collective consciousness. But when it comes to getting it on in a pool, hot tub or large body of water, the fantasy and the reality can be two very different things.

July 22, 2019 Sex Files