With the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States legalizing gay marriage last Friday, June 26, 2015, one would think only celebrating and rejoicing would be heard throughout these 50 states, which are founded upon the principles of “liberty and justice for all”. However, one does not have to look far to […]
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Daily OJ 12-24-14: For the Sake of Meatloaf, “Bat Out of Hell”, and Crying Out Loud
Tonight, while making dinner, I had a humorous experience … humorous at first. As with many epiphanies, there was a surprising twist at the end. I was making meatloaf — the first time in about a decade that I’ve attempted the infamously dry American dinner staple. Normally while cooking, I listen to Govi’s “Andalusian Nights” […]
OpEd: Why You Should Schedule Sex On a Regular Basis
There’s an old joke in the performing arts: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practice, practice, practice.” Today, I read a great post by the awesome sexual health writer August McLaughlin in which she responded to a HuffPo piece about why couples need to schedule sex — with one of the reasons being […]
NEWS: I Can Now Marry You
I am now an official Marriage Officiant! If you’re looking for a pagan, heathen, witchy, Wiccan, bohemian, theatrical, non-traditional, out-of-the-ordinary, non-Christian, and/or non-religious wedding, LET ME KNOW! (I will be happy to officiate a Christian marriage, too.) I want to provide an alternative to those who can’t or don’t want a Christian/church wedding but want […]
NEWS: ArousedWoman Blog Named a Top 5 Blog for Sexuality Advice & Relationships
ArousedWomanBlog.com has been named a Top 5 blog for sexuality & relationship advice! Without knowing about this, DatingAdvice.com, ranked ArousedWoman Blog at the top of a short list of blogs that deal with sensuality and eros. Best of all, they actually get what AW is all about. From their site: Our 5 Best Sensual Blog […]
OpEd: Sex and Pain
If you judged the average person’s sex habits by what you see online, you’d think everyone is into pain, BDSM, and hog-tying their sex partners into elaborate rope configurations. A while back, I was “roped” into a brief Twitter war with a guy who was trying to justify putting duct tape over a woman’s mouth […]
AskTrish: Woman Asks If Uncomfortable Feeling When Boyfriend Touches Clit is Normal
Hi, trish, I was wondering, what is it supposed to feel like when somebody touches your clit? I have heard it’s supposed to bring a good feeling but not in my case. When my boyfriend touches my clit, I get a really intense kinda uncomfortable feeling. It doesn’t feel bad or hurt but it definitely […]
AskTrish: Man Inquires If Menopause Means the End of Sex for Women
*NOTE*: This question was asked of me on a yoga forum. I have included my original response as well as some extra info here. Trish, Is menopause the wilting stage for women? HELL NO!!!!! Menopause is a WONDERFUL time for women sexually! It’s the first time in a woman’s life that she can have true […]
OpEd: What Is Love?
Copyright 2013 by Trish Causey. For my 222nd post, I’m approaching the topic that confounds writers and mere mortals alike: LOVE. Why now? As I said, this is Post #222, and in numerology this has some significance. 222 reduced is 6, which is the Lovers’ card in the Major Arcana of the Tarot. What many […]
I’m Free! I’m Finally DIVORCED!!! I’m FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
After 15+ years of indentured servitude in the socio-economic contractual farce our culture calls “marriage,” I am very happy to proclaim the words I’ve wanted to yell since I got married… I AM DIVORCED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! I got the text message from my lawyer a little while ago that the judge signed off […]
OpEd: The Activist’s Guide to Putting Aside Our Differences to Fight for Our Differences
A while back, a friend made the comment that she had seen my Facebook status, and it made her think about that particular issue I’d brought up, saying, “You have so many causes, I can’t keep up.” Wrong. I have ONE cause — Human Rights. All other rights issues stem from this central trunk of […]
NEWS: International Women’s Day 2013
While I spent part of the day not engaging Twitter trolls who think women’s rights is an imaginary complaint of uppity feminists, I wanted to see what you think about being a woman, or for the men, what you like so much about the woman in your life. Ladies, what keeps you going in spite […]
AskTrish: Woman Who Got STD From Cheating Partner Wants to Find Love
Dear Trish, I don’t even know why I am writing to you, you just seem to give sound understanding advice. I am a sexual woman, but have only been with one man my entire life, and a couple years ago he had an affair/cheated. Not only did he break my heart, but gave me a […]
AskTrish: Woman Married 15 Years Can Only Orgasm to Porn
Dear Trish, I’ve been married for almost 15 years. Before I got married, I used to have orgasms without a problem during intercourse, and I was very active and sexual woman. Now, AFTER 15 years, we have sex like every three or four months and worse, without orgasms… well, once a year if I’m really […]
OpEd: Hardcore Erotica, Animalistic Sex, and Hair Pulling
A male member of the AW Forum posted a discussion in the Music to Set the Mood area, saying: “Just thought I would add a category that I like to call ‘Hard Erotica.’ It’s a little more gritty and animalistic… Sometimes a good fuck requires a little hair pulling….” Seriously? We’re back to the “so […]
