Author Archives: shaunmiller
Casual/Committed Sex/Love
There’s a concept called casual sex. Is there such thing as casual love? Continue reading
Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit: Reflections on Al Vernacchio
Continuing my thoughts on the Rocky Mt. Sex and Intimacy Summit that happened a couple weeks ago. Continue reading
Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit: Reflections on Marty Klein
This past weekend, I went to the Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit held in Salt Lake City. It was a fantastic weekend and I certainly gained from it. I made some great friends, was surrounded by many people who … Continue reading
Sexual Objectivity vs. Sexual Empowerment
If you look here, the author tries to make a distinction between sexual objectification and sexual empowerment. The claim is about power and who has the power. While I think power plays a role, I don’t think objectification and empowerment … Continue reading
Parable of the Polygons
This cute game explains how our harmless choices can make a harmful world. By playing the game, along with the explanations throughout, our implicit biases and choices can have huge consequences. Check it out. Fun stuff!
Love: From Qualities to the Person
Imagine a set list of qualities that you want in a potential intimate partner. Most of these qualities, I would imagine, would include intelligence, good sense of humor, attractiveness, kind, loyal, respectful, and so on. This list can be as … Continue reading
Satisfying Sexual Desires
For the longest time, I’ve always thought that sexual needs were analogous to other bodily needs: hunger, thirst, good temperature to stay alive, sleep, etc. But the more you think about it, sexual needs don’t quite fit into that schema. … Continue reading
Tennis and Pair Figure Skating Sexual Models
When it comes to having sex with one, a few, or lots of peole, sexologists consider this sociosexual orientation, or sociosexuality. Let get some terms down. Sociosexual orientation, or sociosexuality: the willingness to engage in sex outside of a committed … Continue reading
Preventing a Harm by Doing a Harm
Consider a couple, Sam and Tracy. Sam and Tracy have been together for a long time. We could even imagine them being married if you’d like. Lately, however, their relationship has been rocky and has slowly become unstable. Whatever the … Continue reading
