Questions and Answers
What the section is
Questions and Answers gathers explainers on subjects that readers commonly search for. Each entry takes a single question and answers it in reference form, drawing on Wikipedia and official Canadian government sources. The format resembles an encyclopedia entry arranged around a question.
The section does not give personal guidance. Answers describe what is generally known, what terms mean, how Canadian law and institutions treat a subject, and where sources disagree. Questions that depend on an individual situation are outside its scope.
Typical subject areas
- Anatomy, physiology and the vocabulary used in health science
- Infections, contraception and reproductive health in general terms
- Terminology for orientation, gender and relationship structures
- Canadian law, consent and age of consent
- Culture, history and etymology of common expressions
How entries are written
Answers are brief at the top and then expand into background. Wording is plain and non-explicit. Statements of fact are limited to what is widely accepted, and statistics are included only when an official source publishes them.
Health-related entries are general information and do not replace consultation with a physician, nurse or pharmacist. Readers with concerns about their own health are directed by the medical disclaimer to qualified professionals and emergency services.
Entries are revised when sources change, and corrections follow the editorial policy.
Articles
- Vibrators and Sexual Response
A neutral look at whether regular vibrator use can change sexual response, and how couples and sex educators discuss the question.
- Age Gaps and Initiative in Intimate Relationships
A neutral look at how experience, age gaps and differing desire levels can shape who initiates sex in a partnership.
- What Does Popped Cherry Mean?
An explainer on the slang phrase for losing virginity, its link to the hymen and how its meaning has broadened.
- Partner-on-Top Positions Explained
A non-explicit overview of partner-on-top positions and why preferences for movement differ between partners.
- Soreness, Condom Fit and Herpes: What Is Known
A neutral overview of post-intercourse soreness, condom fit, internal condoms and herpes transmission, drawn from a reader question.
- Frequent Masturbation and Porn Use Explained
What is known about frequent masturbation, porn use and the disputed label of addiction, including how health bodies classify it.
- Books About Sexuality for Teenagers
Why some parents turn to books about sexuality when talking with teenagers is hard, and what such books offer.
- Public Sex in Canada: Law and Cultural Context
Public sex carries legal risks in Canada, from indecency and nudity offences to social consequences, and has a long place in subcultures.
- Delayed Ejaculation and New Partners
Delayed ejaculation has physical and emotional explanations, and it often appears with a new partner and may ease as familiarity grows.
- Genital Piercing: What Research Reports
An overview of genital piercing types, motives and the outcomes that surveys and medical literature report.
- What Happens at a Tantric Couples Workshop
A neutral look at tantric weekend workshops for couples, their usual formats and the mixed views about their long-term value.
- Disability and Dating: Common Assumptions
An explainer on how assumptions about disability shape dating, using cerebral palsy as a worked example.
- Rape Fantasies and Consensual Role Play
A neutral explainer on rape fantasies and consensual role play in BDSM, including negotiation, safewords and aftercare.
- Why Partners Skip Oral Sex
An explainer on reasons a partner may not engage in oral sex and how mismatched preferences are framed in relationships.
- Men, Anal Pleasure and the Stigma Around It
Many men are curious about receptive anal pleasure, yet stigma and fear of judgment often keep the subject unspoken.
- New Year's Eve Hook-Ups and Lasting Relationships
An explainer on whether a New Year's Eve meeting can become a lasting relationship and how singles commonly meet.
- Burning and Irritation After Sex: What Is Known
Why burning or soreness sometimes follows sex, from latex and lubricant reactions to dryness and infections.
- Testicular Asymmetry, Shame and Body Image
One testicle often differs in size or height; a column used a reader letter to discuss body image and shame.
- What Is Armpit Fetishism?
Armpit fetishism, or maschalagnia, is a sexual interest in armpits that often overlaps with interests in hair, scent, taste and tickling.
- Desire and Routine While Trying to Conceive
How trying for a baby can turn sex into a routine, and what is known about timing and fertility.
- When a Partner Dislikes Receiving Oral Sex
Sexual preferences vary, and a partner's lack of interest in oral sex can reflect taste, history or comfort rather than any single cause.
- Debate Over Infant Circumcision
An explainer on the arguments around routine infant circumcision in Canada.
- Friends With Benefits and Where the Law Draws a Line
Explains how gifts within a casual arrangement differ from payment for sex under Canadian criminal law.
- Talking About Oral Sex Preferences in a Relationship
How couples discuss mismatched sexual preferences, and why watching adult video together often changes little.
- Non-Consent Fantasies: What Is Known
A neutral overview of fantasies about being overpowered, how they are studied and the psychological explanations on offer.
- What Happens to Retired Sex Toys
Sex toys mix recyclable and problem materials, and Canadian electronics programs have generally not accepted them.
- Monogamy, Fantasy and Unspoken Assumptions
A look at how couples define fidelity, why assumptions differ, and where fantasy about other people fits within monogamy.
- Why Kissing Styles Differ From Person to Person
Kissing is learned, not instinctive, so styles clash often. A neutral look at how people perceive and discuss mismatched kisses.
- Worn Clothing Fetishes and Online Resale
An overview of worn-clothing fetishes, the online resale of such items and platform rules about adult content.
- Why Some Condoms Have a Noticeable Smell
A neutral look at why condoms smell, from vulcanized rubber to modern latex, polyurethane and polyisoprene materials.
- Online Dating, Casual Sex and Ethics
How digital tools changed the way casual relationships form, and how ethical questions about them are discussed.
- Is Compulsive Porn Use an Addiction?
How problematic pornography use is described, why the addiction label is contested, and the support models people in Canada encounter.
- Understanding One-Night Stands
What the term means, where such encounters are said to begin, and what researchers have reported about them.
- Soap Versus Personal Lubricant: The Differences
How soap differs from purpose-made personal lubricants, and what the main lubricant bases are.
- Human Pheromones and Attraction
What is known and still debated about human pheromones, body scent and fragrances marketed as attractants.
- Crushes and Emotions Among Swinging Couples
How crushes and emotional reactions are generally understood among couples who practise swinging.
- Sex Toys as Valentine's Day Gifts
How sex toys figure as gifts: relationship timing, common toy types, materials and the phthalate question.
- Dating Just Before a Partner Leaves for Months
A look at new romances cut short by travel: early jealousy, exclusivity terms and differing views on contact while apart.
- The Five Love Languages Explained
The love languages model names touch, time, words, service and gifts as ways partners show affection; research support is mixed.
- Chocolate, Phenylethylamine and Romantic Feelings
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, tied in popular science to infatuation, but the body breaks the compound down very quickly.
- Strap-Ons, Sex Positions and UTIs
A neutral explainer on how sexual activity, including strap-on sex, is linked in discussions to urinary tract infections.
- Understanding Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is a common viral infection with recurring outbreaks, often misunderstood and surrounded by stigma.
- What Pegging Means and Why People Ask About It
An explainer on pegging, its terminology, equipment categories and the questions commonly raised in sex education forums.
- Bed Bugs and Casual Encounters
Bed bugs are not sexually transmitted, but they can travel on belongings; this explains how they spread and what they are mistaken for.
- Body Image and Sexual Satisfaction
Body dissatisfaction can colour sexual enjoyment in long relationships, and views differ on causes and responses.
- Sex and Body Size Differences in Couples
Couples with different body sizes often adapt positions and equipment. A look at common arrangements and the culture around size.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Q&A section give personal guidance?
No. Entries explain what is generally known about a subject and do not address individual circumstances.
Where do the answers come from?
They are written from Wikipedia and official Canadian government sources and rewritten in original wording.
Updated November 2026. General information only, not medical, legal or professional advice. See the disclaimer and the medical disclaimer.