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Happy to be in an arranged marriage

Happy to be in an arranged marriage“I was introduced to my future husband by email, met him for the first time on Skype and married him two months later,” says Divya.

Divya got married two years ago to a match arranged by her father’s friend. According to her even though an arranged marriage doesn’t sound like the most romantic thing in the world, it’s the best decision she has made in her life.


'Vibrators can change your life'

VibratorsVibrators give the most speedy and powerful orgasms. In fact women worry their sex toy could put their partners out of a job.

For women who have trouble reaching a climax, a vibrator is the answer, according to research at the Medical Center for Female Sexuality in New York. But you should be aware of what you’re getting into – it might change the way you feel about sex.

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“Instant orgasm, like, immediately. I literally put it there and I am like ‘Oh my God.’ I never had an orgasm like that immediately. Ever. Ever.”

When Dr Bat Sheva Marcus asked a group of women who’d never used a vibrator to try it out for a month, many were amazed.

Intense
“This was like kryptonite for men,” said one woman. “I think the most orgasms I had was three, but I could have had more.”

For a few of the women the sensation was just too intense, and they had to switch to a less powerful model. Many said it took them a while to get the hang of it.

Vibrator facts

  • The vibrator was invented in the early 1880s – one of the first was steam powered.
  • Vibrators were first used as medical treatment for women diagnosed as “hysterical”. Doctors gave them “pelvic massage” to cause “poroxysms”. But the medical men found it heavy going by hand – a vibrator was easier.
  • Research shows that fewer than half of all women usually have an orgasm during intercourse. A vibrator usually gives more than 90 percent of women an orgasm.

Selfish
The fast and intense orgasms left some with an uneasy feeling. The women said they felt bad about needing a machine to create the sensation instead of relying on their own or their partner’s body.

They also worried they’d get hooked on the instant thrill. “I don’t want to ever get to the point where I would prefer a vibrator to sex,” said one.

Some in the group were also concerned about their partner’s feelings. They felt selfish or guilty for having fun with the vibrator instead of with their partner.

“Crazy women”
But for the same number of women, the vibrator made them feel “liberated”. Before the trial one participant said she thought vibrators weren’t for ordinary people like her, but for women who were “more crazy sexually”. After a “wild” month with the vibrator, she’d changed her mind: “Maybe I’ve decided I’m one of those crazy women!”
 

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