Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus, sociologist and sexologist, writes her sex advice and gender commentary blog. The sex blog includes relationship advice, free sex education videos, sex tips, sex-positive mindfulness, and podcast interviews.
In dating, is how someone responds to the coronavirus pandemic a litmus test of their character? I interviewed James on March 28 on the phone from his apartment in downtown San Diego. He’s a heterosexual man in his 40s who already worked from home, but usually travels a few times a month for work and has canceled those trips….
Read More“When you get genuinely scared, you drop behaving nicely.”— Bethany answered the phone in the middle of a belly laugh with her partner and commented on how appropriate it was that I was calling at that moment. They had been watching a humorous sex-related video….
Read MorePart #3 - “I feel guilty visiting my boyfriend on weekends.” I had the pleasure of interviewing a couple, both in their mid-30s, about how the coronavirus crisis has altered their dating situation. They’ve been together for a little over two years in a monogamous relationship. He lives in San Diego and has partial custody of his two children, aged four and six. She has a home in the mountains…
Read MoreDr. Jenn: What is your current relationship/dating/sex situation? Jack: I practice ethical non-monogamy and am in a committed polyamorous relationship with a married woman who has her own family. I have an underlying health condition, so we have decided that the risk of seeing each other is not worth my life or those of our families….
Read MoreI was dismayed to learn that choking has become more common in sexual hook-ups for millennials. I’m dismayed because this is usually without conversation or consent—there’s a new assumption that a woman wants to be choked as part of her sexual play….
Read More“He was leaning over me on the sofa, kissing my neck. Then I realized he was also checking a new Bumble message on his phone.”
I was interviewed on the San Diego morning news along with Sabrina Must, the author of a new book on her personal dating disaster stories….
Read MoreDr. Jenn is a sociologist and relationship & sexuality speaker who challenges our cultural beliefs around sex, sexual consent, gender roles, and health intimacy, with a mindfulness and compassionate approach. Her site includes a sex blog, free sex education videos, sexuality speaking information, and mindfulness resources.
