weekly dispatches by maude® on modern intimacy through the arts, culture, science, and relationships.
Rituals for better sleep and closer connection.
Sleep and sex: two of life’s most essential yet often overlooked rituals. On their own, each supports physical and mental well-being. Together, they create a cycle of restoration and connection...
Rituals for better sleep and closer connection. Culture
Sleep and sex: two of life’s most essential yet often overlooked rituals. On their own, each supports physical and mental well-being. Together, they create a cycle of restoration and connection...
It’s time to revisit cuffing season.
Is there actually a best time to meet your match?
It’s time to revisit cuffing season. Relationships
Is there actually a best time to meet your match?
how to join the mile-high club.
In-seat antics not recommended.
how to join the mile-high club. Relationships
In-seat antics not recommended.
the definitive guide to period sex.
All the fun, only some of the mess.
the definitive guide to period sex. Sex education
All the fun, only some of the mess.
Everyday Habits for Better UTH.
Beyond merely urinating after sex.
Everyday Habits for Better UTH. Sex education
Beyond merely urinating after sex.
History’s Famous Bisexuals.
Bisexuality is not a trend, a phase, or a quirky sitcom trope. It has existed throughout history and some of the most fascinating, boundary-pushing people openly embraced it. Here’s a...
History’s Famous Bisexuals. Culture
Bisexuality is not a trend, a phase, or a quirky sitcom trope. It has existed throughout history and some of the most fascinating, boundary-pushing people openly embraced it. Here’s a...
Cinemaude: Love, Lust, and Complications.
Love is messy, exhilarating, and sometimes heartbreakingly funny, and there is no better way to experience it than on the big screen. In partnership with Splitsville, this selection explores romantic...
Cinemaude: Love, Lust, and Complications.
Love is messy, exhilarating, and sometimes heartbreakingly funny, and there is no better way to experience it than on the big screen. In partnership with Splitsville, this selection explores romantic...
vacation chemistry.
There is something about travel that changes the way we connect. Away from the structure of everyday life, from work schedules to household routines and familiar surroundings, travel creates space...
vacation chemistry. Culture
There is something about travel that changes the way we connect. Away from the structure of everyday life, from work schedules to household routines and familiar surroundings, travel creates space...
working through jealousy.
It is usually painted as toxic, irrational, or destructive, but like most emotions, it is more nuanced than that. In relationships, jealousy can reveal important truths: about what you value,...
working through jealousy. Relationships
It is usually painted as toxic, irrational, or destructive, but like most emotions, it is more nuanced than that. In relationships, jealousy can reveal important truths: about what you value,...
reigniting attraction.
The early spark can fade, the butterflies can disappear, and even the most connected couples can feel the shift. It is a reality few talk about openly, but it is...
reigniting attraction.
The early spark can fade, the butterflies can disappear, and even the most connected couples can feel the shift. It is a reality few talk about openly, but it is...
we're open.
In partnership with Splitsville, a film produced by Neon and Teatime Pictures. When we talk about intimacy, we often default to monogamy as the assumed framework. But intimacy takes many...
we're open. Relationships
In partnership with Splitsville, a film produced by Neon and Teatime Pictures. When we talk about intimacy, we often default to monogamy as the assumed framework. But intimacy takes many...
how to have great phone sex.
Our guide to giving good aural.
how to have great phone sex. Relationships
Our guide to giving good aural.
what makes cruise ships so sexy?
Unpacking romance on the open seas.
what makes cruise ships so sexy? Culture
Unpacking romance on the open seas.
cultural history of pubic hair.
So where did our wax on, wax off mentality come from?
cultural history of pubic hair. History
So where did our wax on, wax off mentality come from?
what is the male g-spot?
Everything you need to know about the underrated erogenous zone.
what is the male g-spot? Sex education
Everything you need to know about the underrated erogenous zone.
can you actually feel your partner’s orgasms?
Addressing the age-old, oft-posed query: “Did you come?”
can you actually feel your partner’s orgasms? Sex education
Addressing the age-old, oft-posed query: “Did you come?”
what is a sex therapist?
Your sexual wellbeing is an essential part of wellness overall.
what is a sex therapist? Culture
Your sexual wellbeing is an essential part of wellness overall.
a history of queer printed erotica.
Mags and their digital descendants.
a history of queer printed erotica. History
Mags and their digital descendants.
at what age are people having the most sex?
Sex recessions and the generational divide, examined.
at what age are people having the most sex? Culture
Sex recessions and the generational divide, examined.