How Same-Sex Relationships Can Inform The ‘Opting Out For Motherhood’ Discourse
by Margie Nichols, Ph.D. On August 11 2013, The New York Times published an article by Judith Warner in its…
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What Same Sex Couples Teach Us All
by Margie Nichols, Ph.D. Starting in the 1980's a small handful of social science researchers began to study same sex couples,…
‘What Do Women Want?’: Maybe Not Monogamy
by Margie Nichols, Ph.D. - From this feminist's perspective, Dan Bergner's new book, What Do Women Want? is an intriguing…
The Controversy Over The Pill For Female Libido: How Much Desire Is Enough But Not Too Much?
by Margie Nichols Daniel Bergner’s new book, ‘What Do Women Want?’, is getting a lot of attention, with glowing…
The ‘Other’ Gay Rights Issue
By Margie Nichols, Ph.D. Marriage equality laws continue to make change, but in the therapy world, people are still fighting…
The DSM And NIMH: Why Insel Got It Right And What It Means For Sexology
By Margie Nichols, Ph. D. In a move that is causing consternation among psychiatrists, Thomas Insel, Director of the National…
What We All Can Learn From Gay Couples
By now most people have heard about John Gottman’s research comparing gay and straight couples, publicized a few years back. Gottman,…
When It’s Positive to be Negative: The Power of Negative Thinking
by Margie Nichols Lately I’ve been excited by this book I’m reading, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand…
GSD: Not Just Another Queer Alphabet Soup
by Margie Nichols, Ph.D. A couple of weeks ago, the Pink Therapy group in the UK made news by proclaiming ‘GSD’…
Post Valentine Realism Part 2: How To Know Your Own Sexual Preferences – And Your Partner’s
by Margie Nichols In Part 1 I maintain that sexual compatibility is way more important in making a (monogamous) relationship…