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Women + Alcohol = Sex?
In a recent study done in the U.K., 3,000 women were surveyed about drinking before sex. The results showed that 75 percent of women preferred to drink one or two glasses of wine before getting into...
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The Sweet Smell of Excess
By Sari Botton Al-Anon sucked. If I hadn’t been too broke for therapy, I’d never have taken a friend’s advice to attend those awful meetings. They were worse than the AA meetings I’d been to in support...
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The Grinder
By Deirdre Sinnott Much like the Mickey Mouse Club, I too had my “Anything Can Happen” days. When I was drinking, Mickey might not have made an appearance, but other rodents did. One of my messiest...
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An Italian Study Reveals Red Wine Is Good For Women’s Sexual Health
According to a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, women who drink a glass or two of red wine may experience greater sexual desire, lubrication, and overall sexual...
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Some Books About Women and Their Relationship to Alcohol…
Recently, there has been a spate of novels, short stories, memoirs and non-fiction books published that touch on the topic of women and alcohol–Here is just a sampling: MOMMY DOESN’T DRINK HERE ANYMORE...
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Who’s In The Driver’s Seat?
Whenever my husband and I are out for the eve, he almost always winds up in the driver’s seat on the way home. It turns out that with age, I don’t get drunk when I drink, I simply get tired. In an...
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Binge Drinking and the Hookup Culture
Why do teen girls binge drink? There may be many reasons, but Caitlin Flanagan sheds light on one possible reason, in an article in this month’s Atlantic: “Love, Actually: How Girls Reluctantly Endure...
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Karen Owen, and the Difficulty of Facing Sexual Desire Head-On (Soberly)
“I was but a shot away from what is referred to as a “black-out state.” —Karen Owen By now, many of you have probably heard of Duke graduate Karen Owen’s Powerpoint Presentation, in which she described...
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Is Sex Better Drunk or Sober?
Do you need to get buzzed or drunk to have sex? According to a new study from the UK, most women do. Nearly half of the women surveyed said alcohol helps them to lose their inhibitions and feel more...
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A Key Ally in Stopping Sexual Predators: The Bartender
Bartenders serve up so much more to their customers than just booze: therapy, jokes, stories, simple companionship, matchmaking, moderation management. Why not offer protection? Beyond the Bar, a new...
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Just Because She Isn’t Saying No, Doesn’t Mean She’s Saying Yes
Last week, in a victory for women, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-3 that there can be no sexual consent in law when a woman is unconscious. Simple, right? Not so fast. The 3 dissenters (all men)...
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A New Study Links Alcohol to Unsafe Sex
It will come as no surprise that drinking lots of alcohol often goes hand-in-hand with bad decision making. But up until now, scientists had yet to come up with a direct cause and effect relationship...
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Drunk Sex, How I Miss You (Sometimes, Anyway)
By Rachel Kramer Bussel I stopped drinking, pretty much for good, over two years ago. I don’t tend to stare longingly at people drinking in bars, or feel too wistful, but the times when I’m overwhelmed...
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Alcohol and Date Rape: A Loaded Topic
Alcohol and Date Rape: The topic is so loaded, it’s hard to get people to talk about it without it devolving into the equivalent of sticking one’s hands in one’s ears and chanting “La la la la I can’t...
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Why Feminists Don’t Get Drunk
by Amy Gutman It’s been a month since Slate’s Emily Yoffe sparked an Internet firestorm with her essay “College Women: Stop Getting Drunk,” which urged female students to protect themselves from sexual...
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Women + Alcohol = Sex?
In a recent study done in the U.K., 3,000 women were surveyed about drinking before sex. The results showed that 75 percent of women preferred to drink one or two glasses of wine before getting into...
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The Sweet Smell of Excess
By Sari Botton Al-Anon sucked. If I hadn’t been too broke for therapy, I’d never have taken a friend’s advice to attend those awful meetings. They were worse than the AA meetings I’d been to in support...
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The Grinder
By Deirdre Sinnott Much like the Mickey Mouse Club, I too had my “Anything Can Happen” days. When I was drinking, Mickey might not have made an appearance, but other rodents did. One of my messiest...
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An Italian Study Reveals Red Wine Is Good For Women’s Sexual Health
According to a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, women who drink a glass or two of red wine may experience greater sexual desire, lubrication, and overall sexual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some Books About Women and Their Relationship to Alcohol…
Recently, there has been a spate of novels, short stories, memoirs and non-fiction books published that touch on the topic of women and alcohol–Here is just a sampling: MOMMY DOESN’T DRINK HERE ANYMORE...
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