SEX AND FEELINGS
Sex and Feelings The Connection We Don't Talk About Enough Let's be honest - sex and emotions are more tangled up than headphone wires in your pocket. Yet somehow, we've gotten really good at pretending they exist in separate boxes. I remember having a conversation with a friend who insisted she could have casual encounters without any emotional attachment. Three months later, she was crying over someone who "was just supposed to be fun." Sound familiar? The truth is, our brains aren't wired to completely separate physical intimacy from emotional connection. When we're intimate with someone, our bodies release oxytocin - often called the "bonding hormone." It's the same chemical that helps mothers bond with their babies. Pretty hard to fight biology, right? Why Feelings Show Up (Even When We Don't Want Them To) The Science Behind It Our brains are basically ancient computers running on outdated software. From an evolutionary perspective...