The Vatican, and Making Sense out of Hook-ups

Just like the Easter bunny, the tooth fairy, and "God," the G-spot and the vaginal orgasm might be myths. A review published in the journal Clinical Anatomy found that women's orgasms are brought on during sex by repeated stimulation to the clitoris; there has been no scientific evidence that women are able to orgasm from penetration alone. The study also noted that the G-spot might have originally been founded upon flimsy evidence. The G spot was named after German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg, and his discovery that women could orgasm from deep within the vaginal canal. Ernst decided on this particular name, because he knew that "G-spot" sounded better than "You just got Gräfenberged!"

A recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in terms of sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia is still top dog. In 2012, over 1.4 million cases of chlamydia were reported. Among young people aging between 14-25, 4.2% had reported cases of chlamydia in 2012, while 4.7% of females in that age group had the bacterial infection. In an interview, chlamydia responded, "Score one for the chlamynator!" 

A document was released from the Vatican on Monday, stating that maybe it's okay to be gay after all. Two-hundred bishops prepared the document after an assembly, saying that the church should find a "fraternal space" for homosexuals, that wouldn't challenge the church's doctrine on matrimony. "If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge," said Pope Francis. "Where the fuck have YOU been," said homosexuals from the last 600 years. 

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THIS WEEK'S ADVICE

Hey TWIS, I've been seeing this guy for a few months, and we hang out all the time. Recently his dad and stepmom came into town, and he and I work together. They stopped by our work to say hi, and he didn't introduce me. We're not serious or anything, but it just seemed weird that I was right there, and he wouldn't introduce us. And, when I went over to his place, his roommate asked if I'd met his dad yet. Even his roommate had met his dad, it was so awkward telling him that I hadn't. I don't need to sit down and have dinner with them or anything, but it just seemed weird that he was SO opposed to even INTRODUCING us. I'm pissed! Should I say something to him? -The Invisible Girl

Hey TIG, It is a little weird that he wouldn't even introduce you to them, but he probably didn't know how. If your relationship hasn't really been discussed or defined, then he probably didn't feel comfortable knowing how to address you to them, so he just avoided it altogether. Relationships function best, and will only work in the long run, if you both feel comfortable communicating with each other. Coordinating two people, just like coordinating 100 people, or a male dance troupe, can only happen with clear communication, otherwise, the people in question will end up in a smoldering pile. So talk to him! Say you thought it was kind of weird that he wasn't willing to acknowledge you, and not because you have an urgent need to meet his parents, but because they were RIGHT THERE. You have an amazing ability to communicate what you need from the person who has been knobbing you, so exercise it, already.

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Dear TWIS, I just hooked up with this girl, who was hooking up with my roommate for a little while. I've really liked her since I met her, and recently we fooled around for the first time. Afterwards, she told me she didn't want to start just hooking up with me, because she thought of me more as a person she would be in a relationship with. But she also said she isn't ready to settle down right now. She still hangs out with my roommate and I a lot, but I don't really know how to feel or act around her, other than awkward. Should I keep trying to hang out with her? How am I supposed to act around her now? -Blazed and Confused

Hey B&C, I don't think there's any way around the fact that she's not into you. She could feel all those things she said; that you are the "relationship type," and that she's not ready to get serious with anyone right now. But the thing about ANYONE is that timing is everything, and anyone is going to go for whatever feels right for them in that moment. We buy shoes when they're totally out of our price range, we eat that third or fourth or eighth piece of Thanksgiving turkey when we feel like we're about to burst, and we sleep with people that we know are not good for us over, and over, and under again. If she had been so intensely attracted to you in that moment, there would've been nothing stopping her. So, she just might not be too into you, but you might really do it for some other hottie with a body. So it's definitely time you go find that hottie with a body (NOT in the creepy, lurking-the-streets sort of way), and don't go out of your way to hang out with this girl. When you have to see her, play it cool, like nothing ever happened. Because nothing really did happen, and you're not interested in someone that's not interested in you.