Go out and find
the SEX you desire in only a few minutes.
And it fails to interrogate and thereby complicate same -
sex desire in its rush to accept it as part and parcel of God's good creation.
Not exact matches
That is the biologically male
sex hormone, but testosterone is also found
in women and drives the
desire for
sex.
But while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved more than two dozen drugs targeting a range of male sexual matters, pharma has turned a cold shoulder to female dysfunction, despite the prevalence of conditions like hypoactive sexual
desire disorder, a chronic disinterest
in sex estimated to affect 8 to 14 percent of American women ages 20 to 49.
Plus, the diagnosis relies on having a medical condition — not just an ebb and flow
in desire (or excuses) to not have
sex.
The drug, flibanserin or «Addyi», treats a condition called hypoactive sexual
desire disorder (HSDD), which can cause chronic low
desires to have
sex in women.
The drug treats a condition called hypoactive sexual
desire disorder (HSDD), which can cause chronic low
desires to have
sex in women.
The essential feature of HSDD
in women is a lack of
desire for
sex that causes distress.
The hormone is part of what drives
desire, fantasy, and thoughts about
sex, and even helps provide the energy for
sex in women, says Linda Bradley, MD, vice chair and ob - gyn for the Women's Health Institute at the Cleveland Clinic
in Cleveland.
Any discussion about
sex that does not begin with our deepest, truest
desire for love begins
in the wrong place.
Still, it may be worth pondering that
in this brave new world, those who uphold the old and much derided «gender binary» — or, to speak more properly, the ancient understanding that there is a real and normative difference between the
sexes — will be the ones who can actually see some sort of meaning, however misguided,
in things like same -
sex desire and gender dysphoria.
Moreover, it is often combined with «preimplantation genetic diagnosis,»
in which a cell is removed from IVF embryos and tested for medical or eugenic failings — as well as for the
sex — so that only embryos with
desired attributes will be implanted.
«I found myself convinced of the position the church has held with almost totally unanimity throughout the ages, that although many people find themselves, through no fault of their own, to have sexual
desires for members of their own
sex, this is not something to be affirmed and celebrated, but is a sign that we're broken,
in need of redemption and recreation,» Hill told students.
She had apparently got to the point where she honestly did not know that a child is the natural fruit of a union between a man and a woman:
in her understanding «
sex» is something done for pleasure, according to one's
desires, whether lesbian or homosexual or whatever, and procreation an entirely different matter connected with options presented at various times, possibly involving
in - vitro fertilization and test - tubes.
Some concession is also made now to the effect that having
desire for persons of the same
sex may not
in itself be sinful.
David Oliphant, an archdeacon
in the Anglican diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, has perceptively remarked that those who condemn homosexuals have very little appreciation of what goes on within the youth who comes to feel the pain and pleasure of sexual feelings and
desire for comfort from someone of their own
sex.
We also wish warmly to affirm those sisters and brothers, already
in membership with orthodox churches, who — while experiencing same -
sex desires and feelings — nevertheless battle with the rest of us,
in repentance and faith, for a lifestyle that affirms marriage [between a man and woman] and celibacy as the two given norms for sexual expression.
Celibacy is not simply the absence of
sex but a spiritual discipline, by which we learn to place God,
sex, and Christian community
in the right perspective and understand the value of controlling sexual
desires.
In a Western society that idolizes
sex and romance, a Christian who chooses singleness — not because they fail at dating, but because they
desire their personal calling more than
sex, romance or companionship — has done something entirely foreign.
Holloway follows the traditional notion of the «remedy for concupiscence», saying that it is permitted to seek
sex «for the tempering of disordered natural
desire», [7] «
in remedium concupiscentiae», as long as this is done
in such a way as not to thwart the primary end of the act.
The position of those who would affirm sax -
sex relationships
in the church are not putting a heavier reliance on «feeling» than others, and are not denying that there are «carnal»
desires of all sorts which may gain an unhealthy control over any of us.
Though I am encouraged that Hill sees potential hazards
in the use of terms like «gay Christian» and «homosexual Christian,» he, along with Gonnerman and Tushnet, may not sufficiently recognize the problems with describing or defining a person
in terms of his or her affective
desire for the same
sex (whether that
desire is relational, romantic, or sexual),
in place of the clear definition of our sexual identity revealed to us by Scripture and the Church.
(NB:
In this context, «homosexual» means someone with dominantly same -
sex desires, while «gay» refers to a person whose self - identity is determined by such
desires.)
Learning to read the nonverbal language is a part of the enjoyment of married
sex — for example, recognizing the signals of heightened
desire in one's mate or, during intercourse, when the other is ready for consummating that experience of loving passion.
Serious anthropological research leaves
in no doubt the fact that both opposite -
sex and same -
sex erotic
desires are cross-cultural phenomena.
Now for the hokum: his claim that there are no persisting internal
desires in the vast majority of men and women that are properly ordered toward others of the opposite
sex.
But just as
in the realm of
sex there may be people who evidently can not satisfy themselves, as
in the realm of food there are gluttons, so
in human relations some people seem to have an insatiable
desire to use up the time of their friends until they use up their friends.
Homosexuality is generally defined
in two ways: (1) the manifestation of sexual
desire toward a member of one's own
sex, and (2) erotic activity with a member of one's own
sex.
But if that's so, he notes, then it should govern the way Christians think about same -
sex sexual activity as well, and thus he concludes: «When those with homosexual orientation act on their
desires in a loving, committed relationship, [they] are not, as far as I can see, violating the love command.»
Much has been written about the widely publicized sexual scandals of prominent ex-gays, but
in the ex-gay movement it is far more scandalous to abandon Jesus than to yield to same -
sex desire.
It's not to do with human nature per se; it's to do with sin: envy, jealousy, possessiveness, quarrelling, a lack of willingness to forgive and forget, infidelity, manipulation, the
desire to control and dominate, lack of consideration
in matters to do with running a home as well as
in the bedroom (
sex can be one of the highest expressions of love between a man and a woman; it can also be incredibly selfish); hearts that are consistently closed to new life.
I have no
desire to return to Victorian prudery, to the earlier condemnations of
sex as a special source of sin, or even to the lesser silences about
sex in our own century.
I often hear the verse
in 1 Corinthians 7:9 misinterpreted to mean that if you can't control your sexual
desires, just go ahead and get married so that you can channel your
sex drive into your marriage.
Its modest cover and the author's sincere
desire to opt out of the date - then - fornicate routine to make
sex personal again and to sort out love and lust may be well intentioned, but Anderson has no interest
in restraining her sexuality.
(d) Supplying the couple with whatever information they may
desire related to achieving a strong, satisfying marriage relationship, including information about
sex, finances,
in - laws, children, planned parenthood, religion, and so forth.
As has already been shown, same -
sex relations
in the first century were not thought to be the expression of an exclusive sexual orientation but were widely understood to be the product of excessive sexual
desire wherein the one engaging
in same -
sex behavior did so out of an excess of lust that could not be satisfied.
In this,
sex might be the quintessential form of spirituality: Eros (
desire) can only be experienced by agape (self - sacrifice).
In light of a few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act lik
In light of a few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same -
sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase
in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act lik
in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the
desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act like.
I also feel relieved to know I'm not alone but also was hoping to find at least one person who was able to turn this horrible situation around... I've been with my husband for almost six years and the first two we couldn't keep our hands off each other... we would have all kinds of
sex everywhere even
in public places... as soon as I moved
in with him he lost all
desire to be with me sexually....
We are programmed to want to have
sex often, and without
desiring to reproduce every time, something slightly unique but not unheard of
in the animal world.
As each time I try to mention
sex to my husband he takes me on a guilt trip, and then finally telling me that a marriage is not all about
sex its more than that... recently for my birthday for the first time
in four years he didn't reject me... i got a pity
sex lasted for like a min but even for that 1 min I felt
desired I felt wanted and i saw a tiny ray of hope that things would be different from this point on.
I need
sex in my life and the longing to be
desired.
Currently, the
desire for a young, attractive partner of the opposite
sex tends to be more prevalent
in men than
in women.
We are straightforward
in our
desire; there is no mystery about it to our mates, for whom
sex is often a reward to us for loving them and making them happy.
While some nursing mothers are anxious to get back to the physical relationship that they shared with their partner before their baby was born, others find that they have less sexual
desire — or no interest
in sex whatsoever.
When both
in the couple
desire this, when both realize that extradyadic
sex makes their partner happy, and they therefore want their partner to have that
sex, a couple will have moved a long ways to ward facilitating emotional honesty, while simultaneously withering at jealousy scripts, which can be very damaging to a relationship.
At the time, there was discussion over what an «improper physical relationship» actually meant (as well as the meaning of «is»), and whether oral
sex fit under what a U.S. District Judge's defined as when a «person knowingly engages
in or causes contact with the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to arouse or gratify the sexual
desire of any person.»
But perhaps because of its unusualness, Ellis was able to introduce an idea that remains as radical and tantalizing today as it was
in his time: trial marriages,
in which he envisioned couples exploring a temporary union of varying levels of commitment that allowed them to have
sex, access birth control and have an easy divorce if
desired, as long as no children were involved.
In addition, as you go through your pregnancy, weight gain, back aches, and other symptoms may lower your
desire for
sex.
With the nausea and exhaustion associated with the first trimester, you might find that
sex is the last thing on your mind while the reprieve from discomfort often experienced
in the second trimester might have you
desiring it more.