Soon Poppy isn’t sure what she wants more. But one person isn’t fooled: his arrogant and much too handsome half-brother, Struan Mackenzie.

After she pulls him to safety, the duke lapses into a coma and Poppy is mistaken for his fiancée. unlike the carriage Poppy spies bearing down upon the unsuspecting duke. She currently hosts the popular love and sex advice podcast “The Language of Love.” You can find her on Facebook, Instagram and her website.Shop girl Poppy Fairchurch knows it’s pointless fantasizing about the Duke of Autenberry. from New York University, and is New York Times best-selling author of nine books and an award-winning syndicated radio host. She earned two masters degrees and a Ph.D. Laura Berman is a world-renowned sex, love and relationship therapist. If this attitude resonates with you, know you aren't alone and whether you have sex – and with whom – is always a personal choice that needs no justification.ĭr. This all goes to show that some young people have concluded that 'hooking up' isn’t real intimacy. The orgasm gap is real, statistics show, and though communication is a great way to ensure both partners are achieving orgasm during sex, it may be difficult to have these conversations in the setting of a one-night stand. Why casual sex isn't always the best sexįor all that risk, casual sex ought to be plenty of reward, but that's not always the case. 'The lining of the vagina is thinner and more delicate than the skin on a penis, so it’s easier for bacteria and viruses to penetrate,' a factsheet on the CDC's website explains.Īnd when left untreated STIs can have very serious consequences for women, including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and fertility issues.

This may be more pronounced than ever before since many young women have lost their access to reproductive health care.Īdditionally, even with safer sex measures, women may grapple with STIs more frequently than men due to their anatomy, per the CDC.

According to a 2022 study looking at the emotional outcomes after casual sex, '46% of women experienced regret after casual sex compared to 23% of men.' Just like that 3 a.m. Taco Bell run, drunken one-night-stands are often something many people wish they had gone without, especially women. Women report experiencing more regret after one-night-stands When sober, most women are less likely to be coerced or pressured into making choices that don’t align with their true desires. What does that tell us? For me, it highlights the reality that casual sex and inebriation often go hand-in-hand, especially for young women.

One night with you by sophie jordan