Masayuki Ozaki bounced back when the spark went out of his marriage — by starting a new romance with a rubber sex doll he swears is the love of his life. The ultra-realistic silicone dummy, called Mayu, shares his bed under the same roof as his wife and teenage daughter in Tokyo, an unusual arrangement that triggered angry arguments before the family declared a delicate truce. Ozaki, 45, said: “After my wife gave birth, we stopped having sex and I felt a deep sense of loneliness.” “But the moment I saw Mayu in the showroom, it was love at first sight.” “My wife was furious when I first brought Mayu home. These days she puts up with it, reluctantly.” “When...
A silicon sex doll sits at the Bordoll brothel in Dortmund, Germany. Back in January of this year, I wrote about a new kind of brothel that had opened in Paris, France. Its conceit was simple: Sex workers had been replaced with sex dolls. "France's First Sex Doll Brothel Opens For Business In Paris" outlined the new high-tech brothel strategic plan. In theory, sex dolls were easier to maintain than human beings, men would be attracted by either the novelty or the efficiency of having a transient relationship with someone who not only didn't want an emotional relationship but was constitutionally incapable of having one, and the money would roll in for its owners. For around $110, you could have...
How to know you're in a healthy sexual relationship? Are you in a healthy sexual relationship? The answer is a resounding no if you're not able to find fulfillment on your own and not able to voice your wants and needs, experts say. “If we don’t value who we are as individuals, the sexual health of relationships and partnerships becomes near impossible,” said Dr. Logan Levkoff, a certified sex educator and nationally recognized expert in relationships and parenting. The educators partnered with the National Coalition for Sexual Health to launch the “Five Actions Steps to Good Sexual Health,” which focus on not just whether or not you used a condom, but relationship skills too. "Valuing who you are and knowing what's right for you...