A Dose of Cath

I'd  been dreading this day for weeks. I opened my eyes this morning and realized that it was finally September 30th -- my birthday. I am finally 19. A lot of people wouldn't get freaked out about their birthday until they're in their thirties. Lame as it may sound, last night was spent being confused about how I should feel about my birthday. I would feel panic as to where my life was going. 

Sex has been considered as a taboo for so many years, but let's just face it: we're all curious about sex. Earlier in life, a lot of people started exploring their own body and sexuality by masturbating. Most people have masturbated at some point in their lives, including women. A recent study done by the University of Chicago sociologists on 3,116 Americans aged 18 to 60 (1,769 women and 1,347 men) concluded that only 38 percent of women said they'd masturbated at all during the past year. The figure for men was 61 percent. Why is the number lower for women? Again, we're back to the whole taboo about how it's wrong for women to masturbate. Well, if you know me, you'll know that I love breaking taboos. For now, let's turn the lights down low, light up some candle, put on some slow music, and get down to business. Ladies (and men, too), today, we're going to talk about masturbation 101.

Madonna once sang: "It's a man's man's world"; indeed, the world we're living in is a man's world. Women have come a long way from being traded as objects to finally having our own rights and becoming leaders. Although women are gradually being acknowledged and appreciated in the workplace, when it comes to sexuality, women still have a long way to go. Sex is still a taboo topic for women; for those who rebel against that and openly express their sexuality are deemed as being "sluts". What's even worse? A lot of those women are blamed for being sexually assaulted.

For most of you, school has already been back in session. Summer is drifting to an end. For most of us, that also means bidding our summer romance farewell. Looking back, this year has been the most incredible year thus far in my life, so today, I want to write a completely heart-felt post, rather than one with facts and statistics to back it up. My post from a few months back titled "The Ugly Truth of Life" was one of the most genuine and vulnerable posts I've ever written. It was completely full of raw emotions. Since I'm going to be turning 19 in a few weeks, I want to dedicate this post as a reflection back to my life this past year, especially my summer of '13.

They are judged and deemed as being an "abomination", "sinful", or "unnatural". I'm sure a lot of you have heard about what's going on in Russia, regarding the new anti-gay law. On June 30th, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill banning the "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors". According to polymic.com , "the law caps a period of ferocious activities by the Russian government aimed at limiting the rights of the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people". As Russia is holding the upcoming Winter Olympics, the new law has raised a lot of controversial debates among so many people. That has gotten me thinking more about the issue of gay rights. Today, I'm going to strip down all the curtains and shed some light on it.

Image via blog.rebtel.com I've been drafting a few posts before I finally decided on doing one on the topic of "long distance relationship". It came to me at the last minute. Long distance relationship is actually a very beautiful, bittersweet love. One of the myths is that it doesn't last. That's true for some cases, but don't most "normal" relationships end, too? Long distance relationships are very challenging to maintain, but in this day of technology, anything's possible. If you guys read my earliest post, you'll know that I was in a long distance relationship. Actually, I've been in two long distance relationships -- both lasted approximately six months. In this post, I'm going to let you guys in on some tips on how to maintain long distance relationships (LDR), the odds, and some gadgets that you can utilize to ease the yearning for one another.

I've been meaning to talk about this subject for a quite a while now. For those of us who have been in a relationship, we understand that in life, very few things hurt as much as know that someone you love is cheating on you. However, when we're talking about infidelity, who's really to blame? Is it always the cheater's fault? How many types of adultery are there? Can you even trust a cheater again? What about the old saying: "Once a cheater, always a cheater"? And what responsibility does the "other woman" have in the affair?