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Conflicting desires: when arousal is disturbing

Conflicting desires: when arousal is disturbing

by Rhonda Perky

Objectifying images may be less comfortable and more confronting to watch, but they can evoke a more direct physical response. But what if there is an emotional cost of continually engaging in this kind of ‘disturbing arousal’?

Dating dishonesty: why our social scripts are doing us damage

Dating dishonesty: why our social scripts are doing us damage

by Rhonda Perky

Unless we make room for open and honest communication early on, we can only end up with a host of dissatisfied people, constantly seeking one thing, but finding another.

The Magic Number

The Magic Number

by Rhonda Perky

Is there such a thing as the ‘right’ number of partners?

When a crab crawls out of its basket

When a crab crawls out of its basket

by Rhonda Perky

Rhonda recalls her journey out of the crab basket and beyond the mould in which she was once cast.

Why I struggle to give unbiased relationship advice

Why I struggle to give unbiased relationship advice

by Rhonda Perky

Rhonda reflects on how her experiences have shaped her view of relationships.

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Why I’m not buying ‘Instagram star’ Essena O’Neill’s rage quit from social media

Why I’m not buying ‘Instagram star’ Essena O’Neill’s rage quit from social media

by Rhonda Perky

Essena O’Neill may be weeping her carefully crafted ‘this is REAL’ and ‘I’m doing it for my 12-year-old-self’ story all over her website, but she is also asking you and me to send her money now that she has to make a living like the rest of us.

Mass shootings: disaffected young men or entitled objectification?

Mass shootings: disaffected young men or entitled objectification?

by Rhonda Perky

A response to Jim Dowd’s ‘The Shootings Are Not Senseless’.

Sex addiction: another form of slut shaming?

Sex addiction: another form of slut shaming?

by Rhonda Perky

Sex ‘addiction’ has become a label we slap on anyone we perceive as having a higher than ‘normal’ sex drive (whatever that is) or whose behaviour sits outside social norms (whatever those are). Is this just another form of slut-shaming?

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