Consummation

The facts of life: consummation

Monday, 15 September 2008

You can tell if a woman is having good sex by the way she walks. Scientists had a success rate of over 80 per cent in identifying women who normally have orgasms and those who don't, by observing them walk for a few hundred metres. Those who are more satisfied have a more "free and sensual" gait.

The art of love: Kitagawa Utamaro

Monday, 15 September 2008

A moment of exquisite subtlety

Consummation scene: 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', by DH Lawrence

Monday, 15 September 2008

Love in the gamekeeper's hut ...

No sex, please, we're French

Monday, 15 September 2008

It used to be the British who were considered the world's dunces of sex. Now everyone is picking up our bad habits. John Lichfield, Paris correspondent, reports on the globalisation of sexual ineptitude

Sleeping around: A big issue

Monday, 15 September 2008

'Women often say that size doesn't matter, but this is just a white lie'

What the doctor saw: a brief history of sexology

Monday, 15 September 2008

Questionnaire: Are you sexually confident?

Monday, 15 September 2008

For most of us, consummation is the peak of pleasure and devoutly to be wished. But many new lovers are anxious they won't measure up to their partner's expectations. The worst cases of non-consummation end up in court because, to this day, no marriage remains complete without full sexual intercourse. Consummation's older meaning surrendering virginity on your wedding night has effectively disappeared because "first sex in British marriage is now practically unknown" according to the 1994 Wellcome Survey. But what about your own consummation concerns? Opening night nerves are entirely natural, but are you in danger of letting them get the best of you? Tick your two likeliest answers to each question.

Sex doctor: Five steps to a great sex life

Monday, 15 September 2008

Sex is a bit like typing. Anyone can sit down and bash something out using two fingers, but you'll never be as good as someone who uses 10 and took the touch-typing course. This step-by-step guide is the equivalent of the touch-typing course except a lot more fun.

Sex: What is it good for?

Monday, 15 September 2008

We think of it as the most natural of activities. Yet sex, as a method for perpetuating a species, is remarkably inefficient and has huge biological costs. Steve Connor explores a scientific mystery

The Ten Best Sex Manuals

Monday, 15 September 2008

Whether you're checking up on the basics, polishing up on tried and tested techniques or seeking something more adventurous, there should be a sex manual that meets your needs

Carol Sarler: Put your kids off sex: tell them about it

Sunday, 3 August 2008

What made Jane faint in class? Human biology

'Casual shag culture' leads to record STDs

Wednesday, 16 July 2008

Sexually transmitted infections hit a new record last year. The total increased by 6 per cent in 2007 to 397,990 new cases.

Christina Patterson: The more sex we get, the more we want

Saturday, 12 July 2008

Bedroom farce, on stage, page or double-page spread, is, for the most part,numbingly banal

Could sex save your life?

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Making love doesn't just help you feel good. It also burns calories, boosts your immune system – and can even reduce the risk of cancer

Brief encounters: How David Lean's sex life shaped his films

Sunday, 29 June 2008

As fans of David Lean celebrate his centenary, Geoffrey Macnab asks: was the director's chaotic love life responsible for some of his greatest films?

How to be happy: Developing trust is key to being open sexually

Sunday, 22 June 2008

Q. 'I feel embarrassed about giving and receiving oral sex. How can I relax about this? I feel like I'm missing out.' E.