Sunset Fruit
Grant Hope 166
https://www.granthope.net/p/sunset-fruit
https://youtu.be/T9AiD0o26pw
Along the white coast of the setting sun
shades of persimmon, peach, tangerine, and cantaloupe
tickle over the surface of the folding water
There a fruit sweeter than any plant or tree
beckons me with her translucent shall
draped over an outstretched arm
...
https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/16/creating-an-intimate-atmosphere-a-night-of-comfort-and-connection/
Raven, feeling vulnerable, arrives at Yasmin’s flat to find a beautifully arranged dinner. Yasmin designed the atmosphere to cheer her up, creating a sense of warmth and safety
#Writing #Reading #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Blog #Blogging #BlogWriting #Fiction #Short #Shorts #Stories #Story #LGBTQ #Love #Romance #RomanticFiction #Romantic #Intimacy
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2025.2479197 Perceived Impact of Psychedelics on Sexual, Gender, and Intimate Relationship Dynamics: A Mixed-Methods Investigation (Kruger, et al, 2025) #sex #psychedelics #ketamine #mdma #gender #psychedelic #psychedelicresearch #relationships #mentalhealth #sexuality #intimacy
After years of counseling #LGBTQ+ folks through their relationships, I’ve come to recognize this isn’t just random emotional baggage — it’s a shared wound carved by our collective experience.
https://buff.ly/fqgKfH3
François #Bayrou is the current Prime Minister of #France.
In 1996, violence was denounced in the elite catholic school of his constituency. He made an official visit as both the then Minister of National Education and a member of the National Assembly for a seat in Béarn (the province of the school). He told the regional press: "The people of Béarn felt these attacks with a sense of pain and a sense of injustice. […] All the checks were favourable and positive."
Love Reset
Grant Hope 145
https://youtu.be/9_MyuZPbMDg
https://www.granthope.net/p/love-reset
When everything stops
when the world fades
and all we have is you and I
when we can think of reasons we are we
when moments reign where all we must think of is the love that we share
we promise to be ready for them
we promise to be present
...
Travel broadens the (event design) mind. Event design musings triggered by living, albeit briefly, in different cultures from my own.
#WrestlerOC(s) - Stella Stomphauser / Tyrus Titan / Ray Maximus
Some cute V day cards I decided to draw last min 
Science confirms the “sexual afterglow” is real — and pinpoints factors that make it linger longer https://www.psypost.org/science-confirms-the-sexual-afterglow-is-real-and-pinpoints-factors-that-make-it-linger-longer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SexualAfterglow #Intimacy #Couples #RelationshipGoals #SexualWellness
"What happens when we put love and intimacy at the center of our understanding of privacy, and what are the consequences of their disavowal, in favor of a more familiar technocratic definition of privacy-as-absense? What role does our deep desire for love and belonging, and our concomitant fear of shame and rejection, have to do with the (mis)direction of tech capital and the current, warped shape of the tech industry and its products?"
Enjoy the clarity of 40 minutes with @Mer__edith: https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feelings-are-facts-love-privacy-and-the-politics-of-intellectual-shame
#Sex
The Silent #SexualRevolution
#Technology's increasing, yet overlooked impact on #intimacy
#sexuality #relationships #psychology
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-future-of-intimacy/202502/the-silent-sexual-revolution
Sometimes, Strangers on the Airplane share intimate details of their lives. Sometimes, I am their Stranger on the Airplane too.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/06/the-stranger-on-the-airplane
Strange link discovered between inflammation and orgasm frequency https://www.psypost.org/strange-link-discovered-between-inflammation-and-orgasm-frequency/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Inflammation #OrgasmFrequency #SexualSatisfaction #Intimacy #Relationships
The Stress-#Sex Connection: How #MentalHealth Shapes #Intimacy
Why stress and mental health matter for a thriving #sexlife.
From The Conversation:
"Alice Wong recently won a MacArthur genius grant. Her latest book, Disability Intimacy, is about more than sex"
