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It’s Time to go Vegan in the Bedroom with Vegan Condoms
Allergens, animal bi-products, and discomfort -- the crux of safe sex with latex condoms. Traditional latex condoms are one of the best forms of contraception and protection against STDs but there are numerous negatives to traditional latex condoms.
Why awesome girlfriends suddenly go psycho
Oxytocin, a peptide produced in the brain, is complicated in that way: a neuromodulator, it may bring hearts together or it can help induce aggression. Or in other words, why perfectly normal partners turn psycho.
The Kiss in Syria – Tammam Azzan’s Golden Hope Goes Viral
It is rare for an artist from the Middle East to achieve global acclaim, yet Tammam Azzan’s name has appeared in all of the world’s major newspapers and blogs over the last couple of weeks – all for a golden kiss. Reaching his hand down to squeeze the hearts of passive observers in a way […]
5 Ways Hiking Heals a Broken Heart
Everyone older than ten has likely experienced the exquisite agony and transformation of a broken heart. Which means that just about everyone has probably developed their own recipe for healing as well. Some people go on “retail therapy” sprees to sweeten the pain, others crawl up in a tiny ball on their bed and stay […]
Mass Weddings Are Going Green
Most recently, it was 50 couples tying the knot is a mass wedding in Dubai; last year, 163 Israeli couples reportedly married in a ceremony held in Cyprus in an attempt to break the record for the most couples to say “I do.” More than a media gimmick, mass weddings in the Middle East are […]
Eco-Massage Oil Is ‘Trust in a Bottle’
A grape seed, avocado and apricot kernel massage oil is great for eco-intimacy. Recently, the developer of an environmentally friendly, vegan and kosher natural oil for massage and intimacy contacted your Green Love editor with a delightful request. Review their product – TRUST – for the eco-conscious audience in the Middle East. Being ardent advocates […]
Dating an Environmentalist? 5 Tips For Avoiding the Pitfalls
This guide is a must-read for anyone dating a “green” person. If you want to keep them till next Valentine’s Day, read on. The most recent Valentine’s Day may have reminded you that it’s a harsh dating world out there. Whether you’re lucky enough to meet someone through a chance encounter at the coffee shop, […]
INTERVIEW: Bringing the Ancient Wisdom of Tantra to a Love-Hungry Middle East (part 2)
Part II on tantra and eco-sexuality in the Middle East. There are many teachers of ecstatic sexuality, but not so many in the Israel. Ben and Efrat, together as a couple for several years, epitomize what can be accomplished when two people harmonized their efforts at love and living. In the first half of our […]
INTERVIEW: Eco-Sexuality of Tantra with Israeli Relationship Coaches and Couple, Ben and Efrat (part 1)
“In that pure moment of orgasm, nobody thinks of their utility bills,” jokes relationship experts and Tantra practitioners, Ben and Efrat, world-renowed teachers who reside in Israel. A two part series on sustaining love with sacred sexuality Ben and Efrat are world-renowned relationship coaches who incorporate a deep knowledge of tantra in their practice with […]
Making Love with the Five Percent Rule
Treating love with patience and with small, 5% changes is the same approach that will save our planet “Bad things happen fast, good things take time,” writes Wendy Strgar, founder and chairman of GoodCleanLove.com, and the author of the newly published book, Love That Works: A Guide to Enduring Intimacy (Love Words Press, September 2010). […]
5 Green Dating Ideas for the Middle Eastern Romantic
Impress your date and reduce your negative impact on the environment with a green-ified date. Dating can be rough. Firstly, it can be hard to find that special someone (which is facilitated, in our modern times, by some form of online dating site or one of those popular US dating sites), and secondly, it can […]
Monkey love: When Females Rule fornication, Mother Earth Delights
From the world of science comes data that suggests males who share are more likely to copulate, and with greater frequently, than their stingier counterparts. Granted, the males in this study were of the chimp variety, and what they were sharing was raw meat, however, the researchers point out that this study lays the foundation […]