The Fitness Magazine: How Not Having Sex Affects Relationships

Monday, July 3, 2017

How Not Having Sex Affects Relationships

It's fundamental.

See All the Ways Not Having Enough Sex Can Affect a Relationship

Aside from being, hmm, unsatisfying, skipping sex seshes can be catastrophic for long-term relationships. If that sounds dramatic, well, it is. But with reason: Among divorced couples, a full 70 percent cited lack of sex as either the primary or secondary reason they broke up. Here's why.

Why Is It So Hard to Stop After Just One Drink?

You know the drill: You say you're not going to drink too much tonight, but then it's an open bar at a friend's wedding. Or it's your coworkers's goodbye party and you're basically obligated to celebrate. Or it's Fourth of July. (Again.) Whatever the reason, one drink becomes two, two becomes three, and eventually you wake up with a headache and that lingering question: Why can I never drink just one?

This Plus-Size Woman Had a Stellar Response After Being Told to "Rethink the Shorts"

When it's hot out, you put on shorts. That's just what you do. Yep, even if you're plus-size, and even if you've been told before that you should hide your legs. So it shouldn't be crazy that one woman put on shorts to run errands. Apparently, though, it was—the comment she got about her appearance was awful, but her response killed.

The Yoga-Pilates Fusion Workout for a Strong, Tight Butt

Whether you're in it for the aesthetics or because you're looking to run faster, jump higher, or lift heavier weights, the answer to your quest for a good butt workout is the same: This high-intensity, butt-blasting yogalates routine. It'll take 30 minutes and no equipment, so it's a do-anywhere kind of thing.

Why You Need to Stop Everything and Clean Your Earbuds—Right Now

Oh, God, so much bacteria. From your bag; to your pocket; to your damp, warm ear canal; to your friends' warm, damp ear canal, earbuds pick up a LOT of gross stuff on a daily basis. Your ears deserve better. Here's how often you should be cleaning your earbuds (100 percent chance it's more than you're doing it now) and how to do it.