Sentences with phrase «sex lives of others»

Those that are so focused on the sex lives of others need to get their mind off what others are doing in the privacy of their own homes, and start focusing on their own lives.

Not exact matches

A good sex life is as important as a lot of other things we focus on.

He frequently cites the work of Frank Furstenburg and Arlie Hochschild, two sociologists of family and gender relations whose views are by no means ideologically conservative, and he avoids value - loaded language, especially when it comes to describing the mainline Protestant churches whose leadership has, by and large, capitulated to the secular - elitist acceptance of extramarital sex, abortion, homosexuality, and other practices that conservative Christians view as inimical to moral life and family health.

My great question of the day is why does the God of the religious right and his followers seem ubiquitously obsessed with other people's sex lives?

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

Several of the book's features are shared with other British theology: a basic concern for intelligent orthodoxy informed by worship; the Trinity as the encompassing doctrine, strongly connected to both church and society; a well - articulated response to modernity; a wide range of «mediations,» through various discourses and aspects of contemporary life (philosophy, history, friendship, sex, politics, aesthetics, the visual arts and music); a special affinity for the patristic period; and a preference for the essay genre.

I also was aware of the hypocrisy of how «gay» sin, or «non-virgin» sin, or other «moral» issues, were regarded far far differently than sins of omission, white lies, tax fudging, white collar crime in general (who is more sinful, the girl that has sex before marriage, or the CEO that knows his company is lax on pollution standards that affect the health of hundreds / thousands of people and animals that live nearby)

This lack of attention to women having sex with each other is understandable because in that ancient time it was thought that only men initiated new life, only men carried the seed for new life.

Beyond the anger — if we can keep on talking to each other long enough — awaits a relationship between the sexes which can provide the basis for a benevolent society and fullness (wholeness) of life for everyone.

Second, my major ministry, the San Francisco Network Ministries, is among people long ago abandoned by the church — the frail elderly poor, the homeless, addicts and alcoholics, illiterates, people with AID»S / ARC who are living in poverty, prostitutes and other victims of our culture's «sex industry,» and people with various mental and physical disabilities struggling to live on meager benefit payments.

Stress, work deadlines, housework, busy schedules, pregnancy, kids, financial issues, health issues and any other thing you can think of that is normal in life all affect our sex drives.

Feminism challenges the legitimacy of sex roles Along with other social movements, feminism is rooted in the critique that a society so constructed that certain people and groups profit from inequalities — between men and women, rich and poor, black and white, etc. — is a society in which money is more highly valued than love, justice, and human life itself.

Rather the conference was about the possibility of leading transformed lives, not enslaved to same - sex attractions or any other desires to do what God expressly forbids.

It is a small book, and the supporting sociological evidence is mainly referenced in the footnotes, but Greeley does propose evidence that, among other things, Catholics have, compared to non-Catholics, a significantly higher appreciation of the arts and high culture; they have more satisfaction and fun in sex; they better understand the uses of leisure; they have a deeper and more stable relationship to family and community; they have a greater respect for the life of the mind, with educational achievements reflecting that respect; and they understand the nuanced connections between freedom and authority.

For instance, consider these remarkable examples of scientific knowledge: the sphericity of the earth (XXXIX, 5), the formation of rain (XXX, 48), fertilization by the wind (XV, 22), the aquatic origin of all living creatures (XXI, 30), the duality in the sex of plants and other creatures, then unknown (XXXVI, 35), the collective life of animals (VI, 38), the mode of life of the bees (XVI, 69), the successive phases of the child in his mother's womb (XXII, 5; XXIII, 14).

I suspect that the people of the city of Boston, the place where I live and work, would find Paul's Corinth quite familiar: a port city, a regional capital, bustling with commerce, with an ethnically heterogeneous population of diverse religious affiliations, endowed (among other things) with a flourishing sex industry.

As for the adults who came to us claiming to have discovered their «true» sexual identity and to have heard about sex - change operations, we psychiatrists have been distracted from studying the causes and natures of their mental misdirections by preparing them for surgery and for a life in the other sex.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

... Now will you take sixty seconds to bring yourself to your present age, still a member of the other sex... notice what you do differently than you did in real life... notice how you feel about it all... (The leader waits at this point for about sixty seconds.)

The fantasy of the unlived life also helps people to get in touch with their feelings about their own and the other sex.

The longer answer: It seems like most of us tend to roll with people in similar life stages, and all of us would benefit from breaking out of those categories to build relationships that cross common barriers: age, race, sex, or marital status, among others.

But I do know it won't happen by even more furious denunciations of others, by focusing on politics rather than prayer, by concerning ourselves with the sex lives and heretical thoughts of others rather than with the constant struggle to liberate ourselves from what keeps us from God.

The poll goes on to detail the most - mentioned problems, the top five being lack of spontaneity, lack of romance, terrible sex life, no time to give each other attention and lack of time to talk.

I spent the After noon before he went to work On the 5th of November Promising the sex, The Vacations and holidays he wanted and to let him choose a position any place else on the next bid list that went up in two weeks then we might have a real married life The Next eight years was Armed intimidatrioion because nobody would face him other wise, Even that ended up with him remembering who held him at gun point then he would catch them in ambush and make sure they hurt very badly.

it's like a fire I can't get rid of... masturbating makes me so angry because why the hell do I have to please myself when he's right there??? I even got him cialis from the doctor and we tried twice and he said it didn't work... the next morning I walked in on him on the shower with a giant erection... I was so mad i just walked out and cried... this is hell... pure hell... I've had my share of great sexual partners and so I know what I'm missing... I even contemplate suicide it's so painful... i just don't know where to go from here... I thought I could live like this but I can't... other couples we are friends with have sex multiple times a day and I'm so jealous..

Infidelity is but the way the weaker of the two «partners» can get back at an abuser who controls not just sex and all of its attributes, but most other aspects of one's life.

I started thinking about having sex every other day for the rest of my life.

For others they do, in all kinds of ways they may find unacceptable, whether because they find their engorged, inflamed and bleeding breasts unsexy (at a stage of their lives when they're probably finding much about their bodies unsexy, and breasts might just be a bridge too far), because it ruins sex or them if they're leaking and letting down all over the place, or because the sensation of suckling stimulates sexual feelings that they don't want in any context that involves their baby.

The other side of the coin is that characteristically the French, who from what I've known, flirt with everyone of the opposite sex as a general mode of life.

In other words, why does the state care if you love and have sex with the person you live with as long as you care for each other and other people who matter to both of you — especially your children, but also parents, siblings, relatives?

There's tons of other time in our life for sex and sleep.

Research has shown that the children of same - sex couples, whether adopted or biological, fare no worse than the kids of straight couples on mental health, social functioning, school performance and several other life - success measures.

Your bedroom may have the bassinet; the kitchen might have baby bottles; the living room might have the pack - n - play, Boppy pillow, and a slew of other baby - related items making getting in the mood for sex impossible.

As the law currently stands, in order be granted a gender recognition certificate and have the sex on your birth certificate and other identifying documents changed, you must apply to the Gender Recognition Panel, providing proof of a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and evidence that you have lived fully for the last two years in the acquired gender role and intend to live in it permanently.

Dr David J Ley, a psychologist specialising in this field, says: «Sex and porn can cause problems in people's lives, just like any other human behavior or form of entertainment.

That is easy in one direction, but in the other, every time I watch a football team I do not think I necessarily need to know about the sex life of each of the players.»

The campaign is similar to the Committee to Save New York and New Yorkers United For Marriage, two other consortiums which included prominent people from all walks of political life who backed Cuomo's fiscal agenda and same - sex marriage effort, respectively.

While getting mammals to undergo true asexual reproduction has thus far been beyond the power of science, researchers are trying to figure out why the union of sperm and egg is so important in mammalian reproduction, when all other domains of life have the ability to reproduce without sex.

Although a supporter might argue that Clinton's sex life was not directly relevant to his ability to govern, his ability to adhere to the truth could certainly be, and his willingness to lie on this occasion could call into question the veracity of his remarks on other subjects.

Although matters can sometimes get complicated — the evolution of higher choosiness in one sex can either promote or impede selection for choosiness in the other, depending on the conditions — the researchers find that, if the ecological circumstances are such that individuals spend a large part of their lives searching for mates (e.g., male Mormon crickets, many male spiders), then the cost of choosiness is also high — and individuals can be expected not to be particularly choosy (it takes too much time).

Whether one sex shortens the lives of people or other vertebrates remains uncertain, and finding out will be tricky, Curran cautions: «It's a far more complicated question in a mammal.»

A couple is separated for long periods of time thanks to career, family, or other commitments, and both still want to have an active in - person (rather than purely digital) sex life.

Not only has Angela completely reinvented her own life, but she has created simple, effective tools to help others transform every area of their lives — from health, career, and money to relationships, spirituality, and sex.

Take cynicism, for example: A 2014 study published in the journal Neurology linked high levels of cynicism later in life, i.e. a general distrust of people (and their motives), to a greater risk of dementia compared to those who were more trusting, even after accounting for other risk factors like age, sex, certain heart health markers, smoking status, and more.

Although discussing frequent sex may bring up issues of legal, moral, and religious guidelines — not to mention other health concerns associated with sex itself — the act itself appears to be quite healthy and possibly a path to extending life span and avoiding common diseases.

And reinventing your sex life isn't that different from reinventing any other area of your life — it takes effort, commitment, time, vulnerability, and an open mind.

Magnesium: 101 mg in 1 ounce roasted Other body benefits: Sesame seeds may add some sizzle to your sex life — they're chock - full of zinc, which can help testosterone and sperm production in men.

This toolkit is life changing not only for your sex life but also for any other area of your life that you like to improve.

The solution is simple: get yourself a hobby, live a happy life full of sex and other pleasant things.

While many people may understand its link to male physical development during puberty and to sex drive throughout adulthood, testosterone contributes to a man's physical health throughout his life in a variety of other ways, as well.