LIFESTYLE – Page 47

Sex, Drugs And TikTok: Keeping Young People Safe Needs A Mature Response

10Dec

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PARENTING

Sex, Drugs And TikTok: Keeping Young People Safe Needs A Mature Response

Isabelle Volpe, UNSW and Clare Southerton, UNSW You may have read recently that TikTok allegedly “serves up” sex and drug videos to minors. Media reports have described the video-sharing platform, which is designed predominantly for young people, as an “addiction machine” that promotes harmful content. In an investigation, reporters at the Wall Street Journal created 31 bot accounts on TikTok, each programmed to interact only with particular themes of content. Many of the bots were registered as being aged 13-15, including one programmed with an interest in “drugs and drug use”, which was ultimately shown 569 videos related to drugs. The investigation sought to better understand how the app’s algorithm selects videos for users. The workings of these kinds of algorithms are an industry s...

Should Someone Take It Personally If Another Person Goes Silent On Them?

13Dec

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RELATIONSHIPS

Should Someone Take It Personally If Another Person Goes Silent On Them?

If one was in a position where they wanted to start a new relationship, they might decide to join an online dating side. This could be seen as the best way for them to find someone to be with. No Shame In the past, online dating was frowned upon, and this was partly because it was radically different to meeting someone in the real world. Along with this, it was seen as something that someone would use if they were a bit awkward. Nowadays, it is seen as a normal way to meet someone; in fact, meeting someone in the real world is often seen as something that is a bit strange. This shows how much the world has changed. Part of Life However, if one wasn't around when online dating wasn't available, this is going to be something they have grown up with. This is then going to be no different to g...

Only Some Men Are Motivated To Offer Foreplay

13Dec

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SEX-CAPADES

Only Some Men Are Motivated To Offer Foreplay

Two adults may touch each other in neutral body zones (such as on the shoulder or arm) without any implication of intimacy. They can also kiss on the cheek as a show of friendship. When a couple engages in mouth-to-mouth kissing it is generally taken to be a precursor to sexual activity or to occur between couples already in a sexual relationship. There may have been some cursory touching of more intimate body parts as a lead in to increased sexual intimacy. This is especially true where couples dance. For men, being touched by a lover is emotionally significant. It's very important to them because they look for signs that a lover finds them attractive and is amenable to sex. Men are often more aroused at being touched by a lover than when they touch themselves, especially genitally. For w...

What Is The Definition Of Sexual Pleasure

13Dec

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SEX-CAPADES

What Is The Definition Of Sexual Pleasure

The most basic definition of sexual pleasure is the enjoyment of arousal and orgasm. Men and women enjoy these phenomena under different circumstances. Given men's sex drive to engage in penetrative sex, men focus on sexual activity with a lover. Sexual pleasure tends to be defined in male terms as the pleasure obtained from sexual activity with a lover. Sex focuses primarily on the pleasure a man enjoys from penetrating a partner (vaginally or anally). Men (whether receiving or penetrating) enjoy a tension that comes from sexual arousal with a lover that women never experience. Men enjoy the feel, the erotic smells and body secretions of a lover. The receiving partner (male or female) may enjoy the emotional satisfaction of offering this pleasure to the penetrator (a male partner). Given ...

How To Become A Legend In Bed For Your Woman

13Dec

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How To Become A Legend In Bed For Your Woman

When relationships go on for a while, there's the danger that they stagnate. If you don't take things in your hands soon, there is always the risk of monotony creeping in, something that you can really do without. If this is happening with your relationship as well, these are some of the tips that you can use and, who knows, you might also become a legend in bed! Be Unconventional Everyone has sex the routine way, even dogs and rabbits do. And every other man does as well. If you want to be different, if you want to become a legend, you will need to do things differently. Now this is personal and depends on what your woman and you like, but common things that you might want to use are sex toys, leather attire, fetish sex and things like that. Explore what your woman's interests are and pra...

Several Hours A Day Of Kids On Their Computers Is OK, Study Suggests

10Dec

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Several Hours A Day Of Kids On Their Computers Is OK, Study Suggests

Katie Paulich, University of Colorado Boulder The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Even when kids spend five hours a day on screen – whether computers, television or text – it doesn’t appear to be harmful. That’s what my colleagues and I at the University of Colorado Boulder discovered after analyzing data taken from nearly 12,000 participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study – the largest long-term study of its kind ever in the U.S. The participants included children between the ages of 9 to 10, from diverse backgrounds, income levels and ethnicities. We investigated how screen time was linked to some of the most critical aspects of their lives: sleep, mental health, behavior and friendships. Our results, recently published...

14Dec

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LOVE

Dear Ms Nel: When Is Love Real?

Have you ever been in a relationship that has been a constant battle for the other person's time, attention and affection? You live on tender-hooks. Will they respond? Will they turn up? Or will they let you down? The feeling of being on an emotional roller-coaster controlled by someone else who cares less than you do will leave you feeling small, alone, anxious and sad. Your world will slowly contract until you are drowning. Most of us have experienced this kind of connection at least once in our lives. The truth is that equal and reciprocal love is not like this. It is joyous, calm and full of safety and comfort. You'll feel able to be your true and imperfect 'self'. You can be silly or angry, sad and tearful or, ambitious strong and successful... always knowing that your faults and your...

14Dec

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DATING

5 Ways To Find A Date In 2021

If you have not been so lucky in the dating department, you are on the right page. We know that you want to be in a relationship so badly. At times, the problem is not that you don't know what you actually want. In this article, we are going to share with you some tips to look for the best date. Read on to find out more. 1. Try Online Dating First of all, you should try your luck online. If you are just starting out, this online adventure may be difficult for you. In fact, it may cause a lot of frustration as well. You can find a better alternative that provides a lot of opportunities. So, you can get in touch with a lot of new people in your area. All you need to do is do your homework and look for the best, legitimate website for dating. Make sure that the site has a lot of positive r...

13Dec

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DATING

When Will I See You Again?

Many people frequently express their distress at not being able to see their close family and friends during the global pandemic and, indeed, this lack of contact has caused serious emotional and mental hardship to many people. Students missing being able to return home to visit family, grandparents not seeing their newly born grandchildren are just two examples of the overwhelming sense of loss being endured at this time. And there are other relationships which are also suffering, which cause more subtle, yet significant impact due to the resultant feelings of loneliness and separation. When we're only occasionally 'allowed' to go out and are then expected to keep our distance and not engage with others it means that we're losing out on the more casual, yet important day-to-day relations...

Starting Again, But Where Are My Friends?

2Oct

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Starting Again, But Where Are My Friends?

Have you ever changed school, moved home, left one job for another and realized that by doing so you're starting again and leaving all your friends behind? Going away to university, getting divorced, moving on are often exciting times but can be full of trepidation nonetheless. Whilst we may have considered many factors the impact on our friendship groups may be something we didn't fully appreciate until much later down the line. Starting again can be an apprehensive time anyway; having to learn where everything is, where we're supposed to be, what we should be doing. There can be a lot to remember and doing these things alone can make everything so much harder. Missing out on having a friendly, familiar face to share a coffee and a chat with can make the first few self-conscious months qu...