Look, we all know that making phones calls, sending texts and browsing the web is cool, but we all really want our phones to help make us better lovers. Luckily, Cosmopolitan is trying to make that happen and it has just released a Sex Position of the Day app for Android.

Despite what Steve Jobs said about Android being for porn, this Cosmopolitan app has been available on the Apple iPhone since December of last year and it has been downloaded more than 80,000 times. The company said users spend an average of about 10 minutes per session with it (I wonder why) and now Android fans can have the same experience.

The Sex app costs $2.99 and it shows you a different sex position each day in the form of relatively cartoon-like figures. There’s also a “Carnal Challenge Rating” which describes how difficult certain positions are, as well as hints to help you make the most of the position.

One would expect this type of “filth” to be freely available on the Android platform because it’s an open platform built for all comers (see what I did there?), but the Apple iPhone platform has gone out of its way to ensure that racy content won’t dirty its users’ minds. Of course, I bet it helps that this is coming from an old media company. It’s not even the first Apple iPhone app to show off sex positions and I guess the trick is to use illustrations that are meant to inform, not to titillate.

The Cosmopolitan Sex Position of the Day app may help Android users close the gap with Apple iPhone owners when it comes to making the beast with two backs. A recent survey suggested Apple iPhone owners have more sex than Android or BlackBerry users.

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/19/cosmo-intros-sex-position-app-for-android/

The National Sleep Foundation took a 2001 telephone survey of 1,004 random adults and found 12 percent of married Americans slept in a bed alone. The same survey in 2005 found that number had climbed dramatically to 23 percent.

And it's not just an American quirk. The Sleep Council of England reported in 2008 that an online survey of 1,408 adult couples found 1 in 4 regularly had a spouse who found a good night's sleep waiting for them in a guest room or on a couch.

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It's not uncommon for such differences in sleeping styles to lead to a departure from a same-bed routine. Stephanie Coontz, the author of "Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage," explains how couples are making adjustments to better suit their lifestyles. "Constant sleep deprivation does not foster sexual feelings, " says Coontz. If one partner snores or kicks and keeps the other awake, she suggests separate sleeping arrangements, having learned the benefit of such arrangements first hand. "For several years, my own husband worked a shift that required him to get up at 3 a.m., so we found that our relationship was much better if we slept apart on his work days and together on his days off. It's really important that couples work out arrangements that meet their needs instead of listening to one-size-fits-all advice."

Despite sleeping in separate beds, sexuality doesn't have to suffer. Barbara Risman, the executive director of the Council on Contemporary Families, said there's no reason that separation between a husband and wife during sleep would have to affect their sex life. "There doesn't seem to me to be any necessary impact of sleeping apart on the sexual relationship," she said. "Couples can have sex, and then go to a separate place to sleep. And presumably each one knows where the other is, and can surprise them."

Alisa Bowman, a 39-year-old author of several books and the relationship blog Project Happily Ever After, said she and her 43-year-old husband, Mark, sleep in separate beds at times due to incompatible sleep habits, but it doesn't stop the romance. "We have sex during the day, so it truly doesn't matter where either one of us sleeps at night," she said. "If anything, it helps because I'm a lot more likely to be in the mood if I'm well-rested."

Coontz, however, admits sleeping in separate beds may take some of the spontaneity out of sex, but says it's not necessarily detrimental. "Yes, sleeping apart prevents you from doing the cuddling that can sometimes lead to spontaneous sex," she said. "But it can also be a real turn-on to know that you have to make a special effort to have sex, not just roll over and do it. It all depends on how the couple handles it and what their preferences are."

Getting a good night's sleep is just as important as intimacy, said Barr. She had so much trouble sleeping with her husband that her entire day was ruined by a bad night's sleep. Now, she said, the idea of curling up alone in bed and sleeping through the night trumps having him roll over and be romantic. It helps that they make a point of not abandoning other intimate moments. "I suppose it affects some spontaneity, but if I get solid sleep instead, it's worth it," said Barr. The pair is able to sneak in some snuggle-time before going to bed when they read together.

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Of course, sleeping in separate beds isn't an entirely new phenomenon -- after all, Lucy and Ricky slept comfortably in separate beds at night. While it may have been more common in years past, Risman notes that separate sleeping quarters have been on the rise as seen in the number of suburban homes being built with two master suites. The fact of the matter, says Coontz, is that sleeping in the same bed was a growing trend for the past 60 years but before that, it wasn't the norm at all.

"It is important to note that up until the mid-19th century it was quite common to sleep in separate beds for middle-class couples who had the space," she said. "It was in the 1950s and 1960s, as sexuality became a bit more open for married couples and therapists insisted that they should have as much togetherness as possible, that it became really popular to have the same bed. Today, more couples are feeling free to go back to other arrangements, if it meets their needs."

http://www.shelterpop.com/2010/05/19/couples-sleeping-separate-beds/

and some PG-13ish video:

http://www.the33tv.com/videobeta/0ecf9df1-cdb0-486b-8d05-f10c70344c25/News/7-20-Mind-Orgasm

Sex toys for Christians? They’re heating up online stores like Book22 and My Beloveds Garden, where devout couples can browse for everything from “intimacy kits” to lubricants.

Book22.com, which sells “edibles,” massage oils and games, was started by Joy Wilson two years ago, according to NPR.com.  Discovering she had little desire for sex after having her first baby, Wilson and her husband started shopping for marital aids but found that Internet searches turned up porn sites.

“I was really surprised that it was that bad,” she told NPR.com. So she started her own “sin-free” sex toy business, selling books, toys and even advice. The store’s name is a reference to the Song of Solomon, which makes up the 22nd book of the Bible.

Explaining that she and her husband carefully evaluate products before adding them to the site, Wilson told NPR: “We pray about things before we add them to our site. We live our lives very openly in front of Jesus, so we just kind of pray for direction about which way he would have us go, and I have to be honest with you – he’s really surprised us. Almost our whole entire ‘special order’ page has come about from that.” That section features a “weekend adventure kit” and a “sexy Velcro kit.”

At MyBelovedsGarden.net, which hawks everything from lingerie to body jewelry to romance games, there’s also a blog with advice on issues such as how to repair a troubled marriage and how to prevent a partner from having an affair. The site stresses that the products can enhance the quality of a Christ-centered marriage and alludes to the bargains that are available.

“We offer great prices on our Christian sex toys and fantastic customer service, while keeping Jesus Christ at the center of it all,” says the site’s home page.

There’s even reassurance for shoppers that the online stores are not hawking porn. “We provide a safe non-pornographic place to shop for all your Christian sex toys and romance needs," proclaims the home page of MyBelovedsGarden.net, adding that all packages arrive in a “nondescript plain brown box.”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/06/21/2010-06-21_sinfree_sex_toy_stores_like_book22_and_my_beloveds_garden_pop_up_for_christians.html#ixzz0ra9ykKHX

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