Person: Pepper Schwartz

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Sex advice with Suzi Godson: Her pet names for me in bed are a turn off

My new girlfriend is fantastic in every way — apart from one. She uses really cutesy pet names for me in bed. I don’t want to embarrass her, but I find it so unsexy. It turns me off.

Fri, 29 Dec, 2017

Sex advice with Suzi Godson: Is my girlfriend’s sex ban a good idea?

My long-term girlfriend likes to impose a sex ban every so often, where we spend a week not allowed to touch each other. She thinks it increases the excitement by making us mad with desire for each other, but I think we shouldn’t need that crutch to have good sex.

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Variety isn’t always the spice of (sex)life

My boyfriend and I are fairly adventurous in bed — but always in the same way.

Sun, 14 Sep, 2014

Open relationship can have unintended consequences

* My wife of three years has suggested that we have an open relationship.

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

Why a compatible marriage may not be magic between the sheets

YOU’VE got a 21st century marriage. You share household chores and childcare. You accommodate each other’s careers.

Sun, 23 Mar, 2014