Love & Sex - The best articles chosen by the team at Paperblog
David Cameron has been accused of adopting "Orwellian" tactics as traditionalist Tory MPs lambasted the government for bringing forward legislation for equal marriage without a proper mandate. Downing Street was forced to defend the prime minister, who was also accused of "low political calculation", after he abandoned plans to make an eleventh-hour appeal to Tory MPs to back the bill that will allow same-sex couples to marry. Cameron failed to attend the opening of a lengthy commons debate when Maria Miller , the equalities minister, told MPs that the bill was another step for "an institution with a long history of adaptation and change". But Miller was supported by only one full member of the cabinet — the Commons leader, Andrew Lansley — during her speech as the most senior members of the cabinet stayed away from the opening of the debate. George Osborne, William Hague and Theresa May, who wrote a joint letter to the Daily Telegraph supporting the change , were not on the frontbench. Downing Street dismissed claims that the prime minister did not want to associate himself publicly with the measure. The strength of feeling was highlighted when Sir Roger Gale, the veteran Tory MP for Thanet North, accused the prime minister of an "Orwellian" attempt to redefine marriage.
Soul Sex: It is more than physical intimacy, it is the act of connecting with someone so deeply that you can look into their soul. Is he happy or is he bitter? Does he love himself and does he love you?
Eleven minutes : that's the estimated time most couples spend making love and sometimes its not even much fun. Between one quarter and one half of long term relationships are beset with low desire and it is common for spouses to find other sexual outlets. We are living in a time when all the marital roles and rules have changed and old solutions don't seem to be working. Even with these facts, I'm not at all pessimistic about the possibilities of lasting sexual love, but I do believe we are looking in all the wrong places.