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Friday, September 5, 2014

100-Year-Old Sex Therapist On Having Good Sex At Any Age


Dr. Shirley Zussman is a practicing sex therapist in New York City. She also just turned 100 years old. And she's applied decades of experience in order to offer us the following advice about having meaningful sex, no matter what age you are.

"Sexual pleasure is only one part of what men and women want from each other," she states in this insightful and informative interview video from Time. "They want intimacy. They want closeness. They want understanding. They want comfort. They want fun. And they want someone who really cares about them -- beyond going to bed with them. And I think people are always seeking that in every generation."

Zussman -- who Time says was "mentored through her graduate dissertation by Margaret Mead, and in the 1960s learned about sex therapy from Masters and Johnson, the inspiration for the Showtime series 'Masters of Sex'" -- has seen a multitude of changing attitudes and approaches in terms of sexuality, both for the good and bad.

"I'm shocked at the lack of connection with people because of iPhones, even though I love my iPhone," Zussman says of the challenges facing modern love. "There is so much less actual physical connection. There's less touching, there's less talking, there's less holding."

The most common problem she has identified as a sex therapist? A lack of desire.

"You have to look at your priorities," she says. "You have to decide what is important to make you feel good about yourself and your life, and to help make your partner feel good, to establish something that is gratifying, that really fills a need we all have to be close to somebody."

Whether you're in your 20s or over 100, hooking up on Tinder or celebrating your diamond wedding anniversary, this is some advice that everyone should hear.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Pope Francis Surprises Reporters "I could quit like Benedict or even die by 2017'


Pope Francis has suggested that he might one day resign the papacy like his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI did last year, which would make him the second consecutive Pope to do so after almost 600 years. He said this yesterday Aug. 18th while speaking with reporters on his way back to Rome after his state visit to South Korea.
"Some theologians may say this is not right, but I think this way. Let us think about what [Benedict XVI] said, "I have gotten old, I do not have the strength", it was a beautiful gesture of nobility, of humility and courage. But you could say to me, if you at some time felt you could not go forward, I would do the same."
Asked about his immense popularity, the Pope, 77, joked that he would probably die in the next 2/3 years so should not get too proud: 
“I know this will last a short time, two or three years, and then to the house of the Father.” he said

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Shakespeare turns 450 years old today, but left us these 13 Everyday Phrases


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On Wednesday, April 23, renowned poet, playwright, and snappy dresser William Shakespeare will turn 450 years old. 



Whether you're a fan or not, you probably use many of his phrases on a regular basis — maybe without even knowing.

We created a list of 13 popular, albeit strange, sayings The Bard coined. In fact, we say or write some of them so often they've become clichés.

1. "Green-eyed monster"
Meaning: jealousy.
In "Othello," Iago describes jealousy as a monster that devours its source.

"Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy!

 It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock

 The meat it feeds on" (Act 3, Scene 3).

In this case, Iago uses romance as an example. He thinks a man would rather know his wife is cheating than suspect her without proof.

2. "In a pickle"
Meaning: a difficult or uncomfortable situation.

In "The Tempest," King Alonso asks his jester, Trinculo, "How camest thou in this pickle?" (In other words, "How did you get so drunk?")