{"id":7170,"date":"2020-05-05T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pneuservispodoli.cz\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2020-09-19T12:46:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T10:46:27","slug":"what-does-intimacy-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pneuservispodoli.cz\/?p=7170","title":{"rendered":"What does intimacy mean to  you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>  What does intimacy mean to  you?<\/h1>\n<p>The PUAs teach men to get the girls by gaming them into submission. The Rules teach women to act like sex is  an economic transaction. Sometimes it feels\u00a0like there\u2019s no common language, just  a bunch  of stereotypes. But  the magic of dating is that it can overcome all our differences though  the most basic connection of all: sex. Like developing  a film in a darkroom, sex reveals things  that can\u2019t be seen in any other way. When you go  to bed with someone, your protective layers fall away to reveal what\u2019s underneath. It\u2019s the  one place where we expose every  part  of ourselves. I\u2019ve learned a lot of my most important life lessons about men by having sex with  them. Lessons like: 1. Men are human beings. They&#8217;re complex, diverse, and full of hidden depths.<a href=\"https:\/\/topadultreview.com\/ashley-madison-review\/\">is ashley madison real<\/a> In other words, a lot like women.<\/p>\n<p> You could even say there\u2019s no such thing as \u201cmen.\u201d Don\u2019t listen  to Cosmo\u2019s \u201c39 tips that will drive any man wild.\u201d In fact, don&#8217;t listen  to anyone who treats men as if they\u2019re a universal category, because they\u2019re not. Whatever it  is \u2013 anal play, blowjobs, marriage \u2014 you\u2019ll find guys who love it and guys who hate it and guys who are in between. Yes, really, even blowjobs. 2. Dicks have feelings. Shame, rage, love and heartbreak are only a few of  the feelings that can  be experienced by the  penis. Dicks can  get too excited to hold back or too tense to let go. They can get hard at  the worst possible moment or shrink away to nothing in  front of someone they really like. All  the stereotypes about women being sensitive, irrational, and uncontrolled by logic are actually true of penises. They even get emotionally attached sometimes. I know a guy who hired a sex worker for his bachelor party. While she was giving him oral sex, he started thinking about his fianc\u00e9e and he couldn\u2019t stay hard. He was so in love that he couldn\u2019t even get  off with another  woman. All together now: awwww.<\/p>\n<p> 3. Male friendships are complicated. Never  have sex with two guys who are best  friends, whether consecutively or at  the same time. It doesn&#8217;t matter if they say it&#8217;s going to  be okay. It will not  be okay. Bromance is  a sacred and mysterious thing. Do not mess with  it. 4. If a man stops having sex with you, the relationship is over. When  a man stops having sex with you, there are only two possibilities. Either he has a serious medical issue, serious like his penis was chopped off in a freak industrial accident, or he doesn\u2019t love you anymore. Once, I\u2019d been in a relationship for less than six months when my boyfriend turned off the sex tap. In the last few  weeks, we had two awkward sessions that I initiated, which he reluctantly showed up for. I phoned my friend Tim for advice.<\/p>\n<p> Tim said, \u201cIf a man stops having sex with you, the relationship is over.\u201d He was right. My boyfriend wanted out, but he was too much  of a wimp to break up with  me. For men, sex and love are tied together. If he wants your body, it doesn\u2019t mean he loves you, but if he loves you, it does mean he wants you. No more sex means he\u2019s already disinvested from  the romance. 5. It\u2019s hard to make  the first move. Single men are under constant pressure to think up cute opening lines and clever moves if  they want to  get laid. If they\u2019re unlucky or just bad at it, they face rejection upon humiliating rejection. Shy, introverted, or socially awkward men (a.k.a. computer scientists) have a especially hard time connecting with women. They can develop severe dating anxiety, which leads them to do things like obsessively collect every obscure Japanese-only calendar shoot of Hitomi Tanaka, or join a men-only fan club for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. It\u2019s no  surprise that men can become entrenched in a vicious cycle of rejection. The more rejection they get, the more bitter and lonely they become, and  the higher the chance they\u2019ll be rejected again, because there\u2019s  nothing that smells  worse than bitter loneliness except maybe Axe body spray. Dating calls for  lot  of chutzpah and a lot  of empathy. Some dating coaches tell you to hide your feelings at all costs. This is  a surefire way to drive off all  the good guys, the humble guys, and  the sensitive ones.<\/p>\n<p> It\u2019s better  to err on  the  side of showing what  you feel. And don\u2019t be afraid to approach men \u2014 they appreciate it all the more because they know how much courage it takes to make the first move. 6. Sex is  a learning opportunity. Female pleasure is  a huge turn-on for your average heterosexual man, but he doesn\u2019t understand how it  works. Every new lady he meets has  a pussy that  works in its own mysterious way, and none of  it makes any sense. Unfortunately there\u2019s no telepathy app in iOS 9. I hear it\u2019s coming out in iOS 10. In the meantime we have to rely  on good old-fashioned communication to get the most\u00a0out of sex. Like, talk about what  we want.<\/p>\n<h2>How Online Dating Made Regular Dating Overrated<\/h2>\n<p> We might  even learn a few tricks ourselves. 7. There are only two ways of being good in bed. There are two types  of men who are good  at hetero sex. The first type is the problem solver.<\/p>\n<p> He approaches the vagina like  a machine that he takes apart and puts  back together again to make  it purr. He develops a few tried-and-trusted techniques to produce an orgasm, which to him is much like rubbing two twigs together to produce fire. He will probably make you come the first time you go to bed with him, but his technique won\u2019t change much over time and he\u2019s usually resistant to learning the ins and outs of your sexual needs. We\u2019ll call this type the analytical experimentalist. The second type is  the sensitive man. This one pays attention to your cues. He\u2019s fun to speak  with, because he really listens and responds to what you\u2019re saying \u2014 not just what you\u2019re saying with your words but also your non-verbal signals, like your body language. He might  not get you off  the first time you go to bed with him, but he will learn what you like and adapt his technique. Once he\u2019s in  the zone, he will blow your mind. His secret weapon is empathy. Let\u2019s call this type the conversationalist. The experimentalist is great  for one night, but  in the long-term it only works if the two of  you have compatible hardware and  software. The problem  is that he wants  to do things his way. If you\u2019re looking for a guy who\u2019s amazing in bed and gives you exactly what you want, look for the great conversationalist. Sensitivity, meaningful communication, and  an ability  to gauge attention, interest, and intensity are all skills that cross over between sex and great conversation.<\/p>\n<p> 8. Guys are hyper aware  of dick size. Average guys think they&#8217;re below average because  they watch porn that features genetic mutants with 10-inch monster cocks. Big guys think they&#8217;re better  than the rest because  they&#8217;re so big. And  the small ones compensate for it with  the enormous size of the chip on their shoulders. Tread very carefully around  this topic, because guys are hyper aware  of dick size. 9. Size matters, but not in the way that you think it does. You can  do different  things with  a big dick versus a average dick. For example, a big dick can be fun because it kind of makes you feel like a porn star, but big dicks sometimes have trouble finishing (don&#8217;t ask me why, maybe it&#8217;s nature&#8217;s way of squaring things off). Some positions will be excruciatingly painful with  a big dick, and a really big one will never fit all  the way in, no matter  how many jars of lube you pour onto  your nether regions. At a certain point it\u2019s  not sexy, it\u2019s just awkward. With  a medium-sized dick, you can  do anything  you want. Sexual skills and compatibility are so much more important than sexual attributes. I cannot emphasize this enough.<\/p>\n<p> Size does matter, but  it\u2019s not  a plus or minus. It&#8217;s just a thing. Yes, a very small penis does have  some disadvantages, but to be honest, a guy with  a micropenis who is good with his hands\u00a0will be  a much better lover than Mr. Magnum XL\u00a0who does  nothing but pound and pound. 10. Dick is abundant and low value. I wish I&#8217;d learned this lesson by following Madeleine Holden on Twitter instead of  the way I actually learned it, which is by having terrible sex with losers. \u201cTo any woman reading \u2018how to get  a man&#8216; franchises or sticking around in stale unsatisfying relationships: dick is abundant and low value.\u201d Think it&#8217;s hard  to get  a man? Think again. There is so much dick out there. SO. MUCH. DICK. It&#8217;s not  worth putting up with a man who doesn\u2019t care about what you want, even less so a man who makes you feel bad about yourself. Whatever the  problem, swipe left. You will find the penis of your dreams to cherish for a lifetime or just for one night.<\/p>\n<p> It&#8217;s not  worth putting up with the bad ones. 11. What\u2019s the secret to making a man happy? Men want three things: to be liked, to be understood, and oral sex. Except the ones who don\u2019t like oral sex (see #1). So, basically, they want the same things as women. 12. If you want to know  about men, ask a man. I love my girlfriends, they\u2019re the  best. I can cry with them and they always have my back. But  when I need real talk about a man problem, I always go to my guy friends. Once I was dating a man who wasn\u2019t interested in a relationship. It started out as  a fun thing, but then, as so often happens in these situations, I found myself falling for him. Any women\u2019s magazine will tell you  to face facts and walk away from your commitment-phobic lover. But I liked him a lot, and I couldn\u2019t make up my mind. I turned to\u00a0my friend Will for advice: should  I end things before they got messy?<\/p>\n<p> I expected a swift kick in the pants, but Will\u2019s reaction surprised me. He said: \u201cYou never know  what will  happen. You\u2019ve got chemistry with him, the sex is great and you like each other. If you\u2019re feeling something, he\u2019s probably feeling it too.\u201d And he was right. It\u2019s always good to  keep a couple of male friends around to help  you understand how\u00a0the  other half\u00a0thinks. So you can just ignore all my advice. If you want to know  about men, ask a man.     Signup for Our Newsletter     Get Us in Your Inbox! Online Dating, Sex, and Relationship Advice Tips in Your Inbox\u2026 Follow @theurbandater                         Like this:Like Loading&#8230;   Share This Article   Facebook8Tweet0Pin0                                          Posted in:        Sex                                  Tagged in:        Dating, men, Relationships, Sex                          It took me a few too many months to learn that I needed to set myself some boundaries when it came to dating.<\/p>\n<h2>How to be irresistible to men on a date?<\/h2>\n<p> I am still to this day trying  to bend and sometimes completely ignore  the criteria I set myself last summer, much to my own dismay.<a href=\"https:\/\/topadultreview.com\/\">topadultreview.com<\/a> But hey, it&#8217;s fun though right?! When  I threw myself into  the world  of dating, I hadn&#8217;t put much thought into types  of guys I should or shouldn&#8217;t  be dating. I&#8217;m on  the higher  end of the spectrum  of being  a \u201920 something year old\u2019 but I will hold onto that until it is prised from my hands on my 30th birthday.<\/p>\n<p> Now unfortunately for me, I have the mentality of a 23-year-old which lead to me having an express interest in guys in their early\/mid-20s. Of course, this makes me sound like  a cougar, which depending on how  you look at  it may not  be far from the truth.    The first age related red flag was waved in my face after  I had  a brief encounter with  a lad in his VERY  early 20s. I was always under  the impression that younger guys would be super eager which was certainly true, but I would have  to say that experience has  to win over enthusiasm in this particular scenario! After realising my mistake very  early doors I hot-footed it back  to my apartment, waking up the next day to the realisation that I had left some jewellery at his. If you&#8217;ve ever  tried to kid yourself that something hasn&#8217;t happened, you&#8217;ll know  that that was so incredibly annoying as  I couldn&#8217;t just erase from my living memory. Fast forward a few  days to a awkward car park exchange of \u201dhow are you\u2019s\u201d, me getting my jewellery  back and starting the \u2019it didn&#8217;t happen\u2019 process all over  again.    Now, the real eye-opener and the straw that broke this old camels  back with  the age criteria came in the form  of one Billboard sized red flag from \u2019Beach Bar Boy\u2019. You\u2019ll note that he has been named a boy and not a man. This is actually one  of my favourite stories because I had witnesses to the madness that ensued that day. I&#8217;d started seeing this guy who I had known very loosely through work and after chatting for a couple of weeks we decided  to start dating. It was very  early doors and there was no real spark but we got on so  I figured why not just hang out and see what happens. So fast forward a  week or so and I&#8217;m at a bottomless brunch with one  of my best  friends, its a hot, sunny  day and  we really hit the bottomless booze hard because  it&#8217;s basically a personal competition of how  much prosecco you can  get through in two hours.<\/p>\n<p> It was just the two of us and  we had some  friends come and meet us after at a pop up \u2019beach bar\u2019 in town to continue the \u2019Drink Yourself into Oblivion Games\u2019. A few  hours went by and I messaged BBB to come and meet us so he could meet my friends and then he was going to give me a lift home. Win, win really. He turns up, meets my friends and everything is going well. Beers and laughs all round!    The fun had to stop for a few minutes as I had to use the ladies room. Because we were drinking at a pop up bar you had to use the local restaurants facilities which were less than 50metres away. The distance is important to give some context to time frames as  I left the guy with one  of my male friends for no longer than around 7 minutes. I come bouncing  back over  to where we were sat, BBB is no where to be seen. We assume he&#8217;s gone to the little boys room as my other mate had gone to the bar and didn&#8217;t see him wonder off.<\/p>\n<p> a few minutes goes by,  nothing. I call him and get no answer so  I call another couple  of times, leave a few texts and give up to go home. As you can imagine, being ditched whilst quite drunk and  in front of your mates really isn&#8217;t ideal. On  the walk home, I drunkenly tripped up a curb which resulted in a grazed knee and me crying like  a 4 year  old with  a box of takeaway halloumi in my hand which I proudly managed  to save from the spilling onto  the pavement.    About an hour later I get  a message from BBB saying \u201dsorry, something came up. I&#8217;ll explain tomorrow\u201d. As  a normal (I think) human being, I instinctively hoped he was okay and  nothing had happened to him or his family. The next day comes and goes with no explanation from BBB, another day tries  to come and go but I absolutely do not let it and send a message that evening asking if I am going to get any kind of explanation as I, like most, don&#8217;t enjoy being ghosted. The response is really quite fantastic. \u201d I don&#8217;t know  what you mean. You were drunk and you were annoying me so  I went home and saw my mates. I thought it was the only way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> This had me pretty hacked off on multiple levels. For one it sounds  like I had the guy trapped against his  own will, like some drunk horny cougar. Secondly, I can admit that I can see off a bit too much alcohol at times, but drunk and annoying?! You&#8217;re just not on my wavelength pal! I politely told him he was incredibly immature and not to contact me again. Which he successfully complied with until a few months ago when  he popped up on my WhatsApp to see if I&#8217;d forgiven him! This time I told him where to go and  to have a nice life \ufffd\ufffd This is where I set a 25 and over policy which I dip in and  out of when it suits me! I also try my best  to run a mile after  the  first red flag, which is much easier said than done. I&#8217;ve still got my fingers crossed that I&#8217;ll learn from my own mistakes someday.    Dating tip #2 try and set your boundaries\/limits (I&#8217;m  not talking safe words) so  you know  what you will and won&#8217;t tolerate from others whether that&#8217;s You really should set your alcohol limits too, but as far as  I&#8217;m concerned drunk people have  more fun!      Signup for Our Newsletter      Get Us in Your Inbox! Online Dating, Sex, and Relationship Advice Tips in Your Inbox\u2026 Follow @theurbandater                          Like this:Like Loading&#8230;   Share This Article   Facebook1Tweet0Pin0                                          Posted in:        Tips &#038; Advice                                  Tagged in:        Dating                          Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost all aspects  of daily life. Travel is down; jobless claims are up; and small businesses are struggling.<\/p>\n<p>    But not all  businesses  are experiencing a downturn. The world\u2019s largest pornography website, Pornhub, has reported large increases in traffic \u2013 for instance, seeing an 18% jump over normal numbers after making its premium content free for 30 days for people  who agree to stay home and wash their hands frequently. In many regions, these spikes in use have occurred immediately after social distancing measures have been implemented. Why are  people viewing more pornography? I\u2019m a professor of clinical psychology who researches pornography use. Based on a decade of work in this area, I have some ideas about this surge in online pornography\u2019s popularity and  how it might affect users in  the long run.    What\u2019s the  point of pornography?    People use pornography for a variety  of reasons, but  the most common reason is quite obvious: pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>    In 2019, my colleagues and I published a review of over 130 scientific studies of pornography use and motivation. We found  that the  most common reason people report for why they view pornography is sexual arousal. Research is abundantly clear that the majority of time that pornography is used, it is used as  a  part  of masturbation. Knowing  that people use pornography to masturbate doesn\u2019t explain a great deal about why they might  be using more pornography now.    My colleagues and I found  that there are several additional reasons people might use pornography. For example, greater levels  of psychological distress often predict higher levels  of pornography use. People feeling lonely or depressed often report greater desire to seek out pornography; many people report using pornography to cope with feelings of stress, anxiety or negative emotions.    In short, people often turn to pornography when they are feeling bad, because pornography (and masturbation) likely offer a temporary relief from those feelings.    Boredom can be  a big driver to online pornography. niklas_hamann\/Unsplash, CC BY    Psychology researchers also know  that people use porn more when  they are bored. I suspect this relationship between pornography use and boredom is quite likely one of those exponential functions that\u2019s been in  the news so much in recent weeks. It\u2019s not just  that more boredom predicts greater pornography use \u2013 extreme boredom predicts even higher levels  of use. The more bored someone is, the more  likely they are to report wanting  to view pornography.    Is more pornography now  problem later?<\/p>\n<p>    The spread of the coronavirus and social distancing measures meant  to help contain  it have led to increases in social isolation, loneliness and stress \u2013 so increases in pornography use make sense.    But are there likely to  be negative effects down the road?    Already, numerous anti-pornography activists have expressed grave concerns about these increases in use, with many groups providing resources for fighting those rises. As  a scientist, however, I\u2019m skeptical of blanket claims that increased use right now will translate to widespread negative outcomes such as addiction or sexual dysfunction. Like most aspects  of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, there are probably not enough data yet for researchers to make definitive predictions, but past studies do provide some ideas.    Generally speaking, most consumers do not report any  problems in  their lives as a result of pornography use. Among people who use pornography frequently \u2013 even every day \u2013 a large percentage report no problems from that use. Some  research, though, does find links between pornography use and potentially concerning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p> For example, for men, pornography use is often linked with lower levels  of sexual satisfaction, but  the current evidence doesn\u2019t untangle whether men use pornography more when they are dealing  with sexual dissatisfaction or if men using pornography more leads to more sexual dissatisfaction. For women, the  results  are even  more unclear. Some studies  have actually found  that pornography use is associated with more sexual satisfaction, whereas others have found that it is  not associated with sexual satisfaction at all.    Studies related to pornography use and mental health have found  that hours spent using pornography do not necessarily cause depression, anxiety, stress or anger over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does intimacy mean to you? The PUAs teach men to get the girls by gaming them into submission. The Rules teach women to act like sex is an economic transaction. Sometimes it feels\u00a0like there\u2019s no common language, just a bunch of stereotypes. 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