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Sex

How Women Are Leading a Relationship Revolution

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on November 16, 2023

Women in midlife and beyond are A Thing. Here’s why.

Women in midlife and beyond are A Thing. Here’s why.

Magical Thinking

Lessons from the Nacirema Chieftain and His Women

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on October 19, 2020

Like us, the exotic Nacirema are flipping out about politics. Their gender troubles are especially bizarre, and instructive.

Like us, the exotic Nacirema are flipping out about politics. Their gender troubles are especially bizarre, and instructive.

Marriage

Women of America, Take Off Your Wedding Rings

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on September 29, 2018

Think about what your wedding ring might mean. Then take it off.

Think about what your wedding ring might mean. Then take it off.

Polyamory

An Insider's View of Polyamory: Meet Mischa Lin

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on September 10, 2018

Could polyamory be the next wave of relationships in America?

Could polyamory be the next wave of relationships in America?

Sex

What Sextech Is and Why It Matters

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on August 21, 2018

The sex robots are coming. But sex tech is about a lot more than just robots.

The sex robots are coming. But sex tech is about a lot more than just robots.

Fantasies

What We Think About When We Think About (and Have) Sex

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on July 12, 2018

Research illuminates the three most common sexual fantasies in the U.S. — and more.

Research illuminates the three most common sexual fantasies in the U.S. — and more.

Sex

The Secret Lives of Cheating Wives

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on January 17, 2018

These cheating wives challenge all our easy assumptions about female sexuality.

These cheating wives challenge all our easy assumptions about female sexuality.

Marriage

What Makes a Happier Marriage?

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on April 18, 2017

One writer gleaned marriage advice from around the world.

One writer gleaned marriage advice from around the world.

Sex

The Flexuality of Wealthy Women

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on June 2, 2016

Bicurious? The fluid sexuality of wealthy women.

Bicurious? The fluid sexuality of wealthy women.

Depression

Four Surprising Winter Habits That Are Making You SAD

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on March 5, 2016

With four small changes, you can go from SAD to resilient this season

With four small changes, you can go from SAD to resilient this season

Psychoanalysis

Relevant Psychoanalysis: "What Does This Email Mean?"

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on September 23, 2015

More and more, patients bring their iPhones into therapy sessions. And their longing, too. Here's how smart shrinks handle it...

More and more, patients bring their iPhones into therapy sessions. And their longing, too. Here's how smart shrinks handle it...

The future of psychoanalysis and talk therapy might look like this....

Child Development

Why Do We Send Our Kids to Sleepaway Camp?

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on July 24, 2014

Think you know why people send their kids to sleep away camp? Think again.

Think you know why people send their kids to sleep away camp? Think again.

Parenting

The One Topic American Parents Need to Discuss but Aren't

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on April 10, 2014

What our kids fail to learn when we do everything in our power to keep them safe all the time...

What our kids fail to learn when we do everything in our power to keep them safe all the time...

Child Development

Why Do We Send Photos of Our Kids as Holiday Cards?

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on December 18, 2013

Ever wonder why everyone sends those holiday cards with pictures of their kids every year? Or why you do it yourself? The answer might surprise you....

Ever wonder why everyone sends those holiday cards with pictures of their kids every year? Or why you do it yourself? The answer might surprise you....

The ethnographic data is clear: there's a better way to raise our kids. One simple change will make them and their parents much happier.

Education

Step Back, Stand Down, Befriend Your Kid's College Advisor

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on October 23, 2013

Standing back and letting your child succeed—or fail—is no easy thing. Some parents have never done it by the time college applications roll around. And what happens next isn't pretty.

Standing back and letting your child succeed—or fail—is no easy thing. Some parents have never done it by the time college applications roll around. And what happens next isn't pretty.

Identity

Feathers and Fendi: Understanding Fashion Week

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on September 12, 2013

Fashion Week may seem uniquely postmodern and post industrial, a mere "symptom" of consumer culture. But it isn't. In fact, it draws heavily from other endurance rites, including those of indigenous cultures

Fashion Week may seem uniquely postmodern and post industrial, a mere "symptom" of consumer culture. But it isn't. In fact, it draws heavily from other endurance rites, including those of indigenous cultures

Diet

What's Behind America's Current Juice Cleanse Craze?

Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on August 13, 2013

Privileged Manhattanites are practicing secret rites with potent and magical elixirs packaged for them by shamans.

Privileged Manhattanites are practicing secret rites with potent and magical elixirs packaged for them by shamans.

Menstruation is both a biological reality and a cultural rite. There's the rub! Here are some surprising truths about a highly taboo topic....