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How To Choose A Vibrator
Download the high-res infographic on how to choose a vibrator.
Oberdan Marianetti
Mar 20, 20181 min read


Some Suggestions for Tiger Parents
This article will address a typically Asian phenomenon, 'tiger parenting', however, it is my experience that people from the West are...
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 27, 20187 min read


Older People Want and Enjoy It Too
The two articles published by the BBC this week (see below) are a good reminder of yet another dialogue we are not having: sex in the latter years of life.
Let's remember that we have the potential to be sexual until the end of our days. Needs change with age and we can do more to educate people to healthily enjoy their partnerships and sexual activities, no matter the age.
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 15, 20181 min read


Choose Your Life Purpose From Within You
It takes courage to sit still for a moment and look within... really look within.
Only few are willing to take a moment of pause and look at that part of us that we know is there, is suffering, is calling for attention, but that it is too painful to intentionally look at.
And yet, it is from those moments, and by looking in the abyss, that we often emerge renewed...
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 14, 20173 min read


Reignite Your Passion (Ask Me Anything Series)
Readers asked, “We are married for a long time and have no more passion. How can we reignite our passion?”
Oberdan Marianetti
Dec 21, 20164 min read


How to be even better in bed
Men and women alike often lack the information that is sufficient to build healthy, reasonable expectations about sex and end up stressed and dissatisfied with their sex lives.
Oberdan Marianetti
Jul 19, 20163 min read


Want to save your relationship? Be curious!
The inescapable truth is that we all have questions, fears, inhibitions and hang ups about relationships and sexuality.
And that rare are the opportunities to openly address relationship and sexuality questions.
Oberdan Marianetti
Jul 13, 20162 min read


My Interview on 93.8Live: Finding the right partner
How do you find the right partner?
What is the right partner? Is there such a thing?
Oberdan Marianetti
Jul 2, 20161 min read


How to stop your parents from ruining your relationship
There is sometimes damage (often unintentional) that parents can deliver to our relationships, and this can happen frequently.
Oberdan Marianetti
Jun 28, 20164 min read


My Interview on 93.8Live: Talk more openly about sex to improve your relationship
Talk more openly about sex to improve your relationship.
Oberdan Marianetti
Jun 27, 20161 min read


How to have more babies in Singapore
There are many valid reasons why birth rates aren't rising, but they may not tell the whole story.
In my experience of talking to people on the ground, two other factors emerge:
1. Lack of information and
2. Misplaced expectations
Oberdan Marianetti
Jun 20, 20163 min read


Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energy
Masculine is the energy of Power (Strength-Weakness) and Feminine the energy of Love (Caring-Uncaring).
Refer to the the quadrant to visualise this complex system.
Oberdan Marianetti
May 19, 20164 min read


Sex and Relationships In Later Life
A study from 2010 found that 20-30% of participants were sexually active well into their 80’s.
Be comfortable in the knowledge that we can feel sexual at most stages of life.
Oberdan Marianetti
May 10, 20163 min read


Let's Talk About Sex With a Clinical Sexologist
The pressures to keep quiet about sex, is not only an individual one. It is also a systemic one.
I work with people who are concerned with improving the quality of their lives and relationships.
Oberdan Marianetti
Apr 19, 20163 min read


Is Pornography Good Or Bad?
Pornography has long been a hotly debated subject. To many, it is the evil of society, to others just another form of human expression.
So, which one is it? Is it good or bad?
Are there pros and cons on the use of pornography?
Oberdan Marianetti
Apr 6, 20164 min read


How Can We Have Great Sex? Answers by a Clinical Sexologist
“How can we have great sex?” is an important and difficult question. It is also one I am asked frequently.
It is an important question because sex and sexuality are central parts of our lives. “Breaking” or disrupting the flow of either is likely to have a negative impact on our work performance, our relationships or other aspects of life.
Oberdan Marianetti
Mar 16, 20163 min read


7 Real Alternatives To Monogamy
We are conditioned to believe that the relationship between a man and a woman is the world natural order. After all, it if from this type of relationship that procreation and the continuation of the species come from.
Relationships have evolved into a range of options, each “designed” to fulfil our unique and different needs.
Oberdan Marianetti
Mar 2, 20164 min read


4 Steps To Revive A Sexless Relationship - By a Clinical Sexologist
a sexless relationship is one where a couple has sex 10 or fewer times in 1 year, and it estimates that 15-20% of married couples go without sex for 6-12 months consecutively.
The figures per se are meaningless. It is more important to ask if you are happy with the amount of sex you have in your relationship.
If not, this article may help you.
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 25, 20163 min read


Rediscover Your Sexual Essence
Sex is an integral part of our identity and erotic love is an important part of a relationship to be nurtured for a balanced healthy life.
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 17, 20163 min read


Men Can Have Multiple Orgasms Too
1. Orgasm is separate from ejaculation and the two can happen independently.
2. Orgasm can happen multiple times during a sexual encounter – for most men, not just studs.
3. Orgasm is not a necessary condition for fulfilling and satisfying sex.
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 3, 20163 min read
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