If you've ever been called a slut or a slag, or been scared of being called one, then you know what it feels like to experience the double standards surrounding promiscuity. We've all grown up ...

People often ask what kind of human sexual relationship is most evolutionarily "natural." Is human nature adapted for promiscuity or long-term relationships, for example? And if we're wired for ...

“Promiscuous” is a term that is almost always used when speaking about a woman; it is most often pejorative. It refers to a woman—usually a young woman—who has sex frequently and casually. This ...

Females are coy and males are ardent. This was Darwin’s somewhat Victorian portrayal of the sexes in his book The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The myth that males are naturally ...