Love in the Time of CoronaVirus
Has social isolation made you reconsider your loving priorities? Just as CoronaVirus was overwhelming the world, I burst into tears while...
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Karin Jones
Feb 29, 20208 min read
Menopause for Men
The last time I took a pregnancy test, my partner sat next to me on the edge of the tub and we held our collective breath waiting for...
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Karin Jones
Jan 14, 20205 min read
On Asking (and Listening)
"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me." W.H. Auden Last year I made a simple, low risk New Year’s resolution: I...
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Karin Jones
Nov 28, 20195 min read
Oral History
We humans have always licked each other's genitals. It's our attitude about oral sex which has changed over the centuries. The first time...
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Karin Jones
Oct 17, 20196 min read
Polylandia
Does being polyamorous require a particular personality? The first time a man I was dating confirmed he’d slept with another woman, a...
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Karin Jones
Sep 27, 20195 min read
The Fascination Equation
The Special Sauce of love may simply be staying fascinated with your partner I used to have a few rules about the men I ‘liked’ on dating...
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Karin Jones
Aug 13, 20197 min read
FetLife Lessons
I waffle between a sense of admiration for a person who has discovered a kink that brings them joy, yet wonder what horrible event in early
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Karin Jones
Jul 26, 20194 min read
The Plot Lines of Love
My love influencers are coming from unlikely places Awhile back I took a stab at assessing the health of one’s relationship based on...
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Karin Jones
Jun 5, 20196 min read
On Being Out of Love
Too often when love ends, the people who adore us will insist we’re still wonderful and the person who left us the idiot. Think again.
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Karin Jones
May 14, 20195 min read
Masturbation Liberation
I decided early on that God was not so perverted to bless us with orgasms then expect us not to have them.
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Karin Jones
Apr 25, 20195 min read
Your Brain on Love & Loss
High on love or felled by loss? It's simply temporary insanity I once developed a crush on a married man so consuming I could barely...
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Karin Jones
Mar 26, 20195 min read
After Infidelity - On Walking Through Fire
Not every marriage is worth saving. But no marriage deserves to be abandoned during the most stressful point in its lifetime. I recently...
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Karin Jones
Feb 11, 20197 min read
The Varieties of Orgasmic Experience
"No woman gets an orgasm by shining the kitchen floor." Betty Friedan I had my first orgasm, age 14, staring up at the sky outside my...
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Karin Jones
Feb 10, 20194 min read
Midlife Dating - It's an Attitude
It doesn't get any better than dating at midlife. Trust me If I were a drinking buddy of ‘Stella Gray’, The Guardian newspaper’s 50...
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Karin Jones
Jan 16, 20194 min read
The Infidelity Files - Part 1
Is the one who strays the only cheat? 2018 was my year of dubious honor. The New York Times publish my essay, ‘What Sleeping With Married...
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Karin Jones
Dec 19, 20185 min read
The Thermodynamics of Love
Is your relationship stable? Consider its chemistry.
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Karin Jones
Dec 5, 20185 min read
The End of Sex?
Sex takes time to learn under the best of circumstances. These are not the best of circumstances.
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Karin Jones
Apr 8, 20186 min read
What Sleeping With Married Men Taught Me About Infidelity
(This essay first appeared in Modern Love for the New York Times) I’m not sure it’s possible to justify my liaisons with married men, but...
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Karin Jones
Oct 8, 20174 min read
The Four Horsemen: How to Spot Trouble in Your Relationship
Conflict, not compatibility, will tell you what you really need to understand about your partner I’ve done most of my internet dating...
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Karin Jones
Dec 14, 20164 min read
The Gift of Generosity
I once arrived late to a school bake sale with my son who, when he discovered everything with chocolate had already been purchased, burst...
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