https://pepperschwartz.com/photography daily 1.0 2017-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1481239198473-GPNXMGLPNBFP80V6WLKH/dr-pepper-schwartz.jpg Home - Pepper Schwartz Dr. Schwartz in her university office. https://pepperschwartz.com/about daily 0.75 2018-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1481239158040-F3BRSQTXCLMAQSTHLJYS/Pepper+Schwartz About Pepper Schwartz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176439525-BKWFSG7K5XP6ZBYCR42P/Janet+Lever.jpg About Pepper Schwartz With coauthor Janet Lever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176410209-3XAUGSDZIS33BY9D07LE/FullSizeRender.jpg About Pepper Schwartz Alongside Married At First Sight co-experts and show producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176465792-J3AJZCRN9Z187D76V4UB/FullSizeRender+2.jpg About Pepper Schwartz In Sun Valley, Idaho with husband Fred Kaseburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176479457-T9WX7HJFMJ0Y98APIHUA/C24CBAC7-3A1C-49A8-8661-1E493023C388.JPG About Pepper Schwartz Kayumanis in Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176455954-NTIG5PDCGP4HSJJ08Q7Y/image5.jpg About Pepper Schwartz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176491923-8WGKV09UTU0IQMGUR0KY/FullSizeRender+3.jpg About Pepper Schwartz Furries convention, Atlanta, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1503096843122-R9CLN6Y8GP5FRSY940U4/image1.png About Pepper Schwartz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483177000713-IAFXQ8AJ57QCVG1KC8HN/1527116813_0205ccbff4.jpg About Pepper Schwartz On the cover of Seattle Woman Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483177234892-FPKVH9ITJARGRTHSXK33/73A86A3B-24E8-47FC-8B7A-F0F1E5BF3417.jpg About Pepper Schwartz With husband, Fred, in Giverny, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483177390518-BUPBZLMD593095HQXPV2/0B3F9181-3368-407F-B231-9318A5CC6ACD.JPG About Pepper Schwartz With Cooper and Julia Schwartz in Alexandria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1484017969223-HEQL3U336KMX1CYI4YX9/B534F52D-8118-4585-B2C2-4201FD65F0EE.JPG About Pepper Schwartz At TEDx talk in St. Louis https://pepperschwartz.com/contact daily 0.75 2017-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1503096989997-UXDD509X9JWNHX5SQJD2/image1.png Contact https://pepperschwartz.com/works daily 0.75 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1566854018631-E9NAL1Z5RD3LS5RBKQA8/Screen+Shot+2019-08-26+at+2.13.17+PM.png Works - USA Today: The Dating Game By Valerie Finholm As part of the USA Today Best Years magazine, Dr. Pepper and other experts explain why so many single older adults are turning to online dating and which sites give them the best shot at finding Mister or Misses Right! Read the article now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1521571090647-NPCEQOPN652437M988MW/image-asset.jpeg Works - Looking for love later in life. Photo by jacoblund/iStock / Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1537815628956-3MIMDXJWHSJW53EM0H8X/photo-1525944317248-e9be93b09038.jpeg Works - Zestful Aging: Why we study relationships and age together. Pepper sits down with Nicole Christina, LCSW, for her podcast Zestful Aging to talk about why we need the field of intimacy research, how much is at stake for the modern day woman, and how sex and love is (and is not) different at different ages. Zestful Aging with Pepper Schwartz, PhD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1521570366338-BXJ49SXQGT9779ODVM1R/LA+TIMES.png Works - Oh, Melania...How much more humiliation can she take? "I don't think she ever imagined that he was going to be faithful to her..." The LA Times gets Pepper's read on First Lady Melania Trump's choice to stay in what many see as a jocular, unsatisfactory marriage. -Go to the Los Angeles Times article- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1613780738591-UPQ52D86QH9UAIB6N1XV/eugene-zhyvchik-Redgvf-Usmk-unsplash.jpg Works - 10 Great Cities for Older Singles One of Pepper’s absolute favorite things to do to inspire romance is traveling! This week she helps AARP make a list of some of the must-go places older singles should go if they’re looking for love. "In many cities, there may be a lot of people aging in place, but with no place to meet each other…What you're looking for are cities or towns that have both population and opportunity.” Read the full article here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1595361388368-2SC8I8G2HOF8NXUYOIE3/LBF+cover+art Works - Podcast: Arranged Marriage, American Style! Pepper and her good friend, social psychologist and couples’ therapist, Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD, share what they’ve learned from their recent projects. For Dr. Nasserzadeh, it’s a dyadic validation study for Relationship Panoramic Inventory. For her part, Pepper shares her top learnings as one of the three relationship experts on the Married at First Sight TV show! Listen to this episode of The Little Black Fish podcast now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1599759403717-MNT02SCZT9AC5G8BHMHD/Screen+Shot+2020-09-10+at+10.36.07+AM.png Works - Podcast: Making it through the pandemic with your partner Dr. Pepper sits down with Tyler Quillin on the podcast Hyping Hope to discuss how the pandemic and political tumult are impacting our relationships and those looking for love. It is easy to feel very isolated and anxious these days. Dr. Pepper shares a number of strategies and thoughts on how we can combat these feelings right now. Dr. Pepper shares her path to working in the sexuality and relationships space and the conversation covers a whole range of topics from parenting through puberty, out-growing friends, and relationships between people that hold seemingly contradicting beliefs, i.e. George and Kellyanne Conway. Listen to the Hyping Hope podcast now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1558037779170-8USDO3YK6XDO10JMZ18T/photo-1499714832275-d6205d94c35d.jpg Works - This Is the Surprising Age When You’ll Have the Best Sex of Your Life By Emily DiNuzzo “Best sex” is a subjective term, according to Dr. Schwartz. “The most important thing about sex as we age, and at any age, is to have the right attitude,” she says. Continue to full article on Reader’s Digest by clicking here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1549913068339-IKZNMBA75P0QK54N0HGQ/coffee+date Works - Dateless in Seattle By: Beau Iverson This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue of Seattle Magazine. Dating in Seattle isn’t easy. Our weather is gloomy, we work a lot, many locals have embraced the Nordic reserve of the city’s early citizens, and, yes, the “Seattle Freeze” is a thing. So, how does one find love here? We asked Jenna Bean Veatch, a multidisciplinary artist, teacher and creator of “The Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Are Single and Want to Fall In Love” meetups, and Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., a sociologist and sexologist at the University of Washington—and the Salish Lodge’s “romance concierge”—for their tips. Continue to full article by clicking here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1622820251081-NHATL9RS059XXK9S8N0B/manuel-schinner-ZwjFuJ7ebpk-unsplash.jpg Works - Dr. Pepper named one of Modern Mom’s Top 100 list! In honor of Mother’s Day, ModernMom is recognizing 100 Top Moms achieving significant life goals across twenty diverse categories and Dr. Pepper was selected in their list! Check out the other awardees here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1565126435178-UAFN4KJE1TYTFZMZRV1Y/Screen+Shot+2019-08-06+at+2.20.19+PM.png Works - Podcast: Intimacy Through The Ages: How Getting Older Shifts Dating And Relationships Listen to Dr. Pepper sit down with The State of Things podcast and discuss the impact aging has on intimacy, and a decade by decade look at shifts in bodies, relationships and attitudes. Listen now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1528483033280-QTEB3DZL3UFDHTESMGR8/IMG_0851.jpg Works - New book on gender! Springer Publishing has released the Handbook of the Sociology of Gender featuring Dr. Schwartz and co-author Nicholas Velotta. Their chapter, titled "Gender and Sexuality in Aging", is an illustrative review of the current state of sex and romance in the latter part of the life cycle. Both an eye-opening and well-rounded contribution, Schwartz and Velotta explore the intimate pairings, sexual behaviors, and psychological make-up of America's post-50 population. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1518139077301-SSB0OF997LTCVESI3EG6/image-asset.jpeg Works - A frugal lover's Valentine's Day Photo by LuckyBusiness/iStock / Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1548366574707-N8D7KQSJKGZFK5F6ASAE/photo-1459501462159-97d5bded1416.jpeg Works - NYPost: The red flags to look for before you get married. By Catherine Kast More than 55,000 single men and women have applied to be on Lifetime’s “Married at First Sight,” a reality show in its eighth season that puts a modern twist on arranged marriage. A panel of relationship experts — psychologist Jessica Griffin, sociologist Pepper Schwartz and pastor Cal Roberson — comb through the applicants and choose couples that then meet at the altar as strangers. The stakes are high: At the end of the eight-week trial period, the four selected couples have to decide whether they want to stay married or get divorced. Here are the red flags that three experts think all couples should look for before saying “I do.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1546214467949-5RXGEPQK17MAUX733IMI/photo-1415226581130-91cb7f52f078.jpeg Works - Why unrequited love is worse the older you get. By Morey Stettner Pepper offers advice on how to manage unrequited love post-60. “If you’re fixated on someone and you’re not getting the response you want, it’s never easy,” says Pepper. “But when you’re older, it’s a scarcer resource. You may wonder if you’ll ever find a love like this again.” Read the full article on Market Watch by clicking here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1512663585873-8D0BV5VCHBC3EW9SAYTG/image-asset.jpeg Works - Dr. Schwartz on the #MeToo Movement Photo by PeopleImages/iStock / Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1578165526055-SROY6R9ZO4UCX4Q265L5/photo-1544806145-8ae17e81eca7.jpeg Works - Thawing the “Seattle Freeze” Pepper sets the record straight on the local phenomenon known as the “Seattle Freeze”. Read and watch now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1518798154727-140CFCN3K6OMBV9YWGNM/Screen+Shot+2018-02-16+at+8.22.09+AM.png Works - Sex and guilt Who feels guilt after sex and why? Pepper offers her expert knowledge along with other scholars on why guilt and sex have had a long history with one another and how to move past it in your own sex life. -Go to The Daily article- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1696881923820-EM2Q3RLGC2MA5FSTP9U6/image-asset.jpeg Works - Between the Pages: 'Relationship Rx' Offer Prescriptions for Love Dr. Pepper and Dr. Jessica Griffin discuss the three-tiered approach to solving common relationship problems (from their new book, Relationship Rx). Their relationship advice can be categorized into three levels: relationship vitamins, relationship medicine, and relationship CPR. Read the full article on Giddy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1599756331708-KNNM5MR0D7UL7UNVHYSJ/older+couple.jpg Works - Dating Over 50? Here’s Everything You Need to Know By editor@purewow.com (PureWow) In this Yahoo! News article, Dr. Pepper gives readers practical, actionable advise on how to successfully date after 50. Like “pick five major qualities of a potential date as ‘must haves,’” and “the theory of pineapple, which goes something like this—even though pineapple is regarded by many as delicious, not everyone likes it...’Nobody likes everything, some people don’t like pineapple and some people don’t like me, it’s just taste.’” Read the full article now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1550524933743-PJMWHQHLRYLIC9KYC9KS/heart+picture.jpg Works - The realist’s guide to online dating after 50 By Michele Weldon Just how do you find Mister or Misses Right after 50? Get ready to invest lots of time, prepare for a few setbacks, and give yourself a healthy dose of realism when you’re dating later in life. This is, after all, the “realist’s” guide to dating after 50… Continue to full article on Considerable here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1565126982654-RM1ZW203R9ZP26854N61/image-asset.png Works - Sneak Preview: Married At First Sight Season 9! Dr. Pepper breaks down how she uses the “Home Visit” to pair up couples on Lifetime’s MAFS. Season 9 premieres June 12 on Lifetime! Watch now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1537920834073-BCD8XX3HMFC3GT40F0TR/lovehoney.jpg Works - Let’s talk about sex. Pepper sits down with the people at Lovehoney to talk about all things erotic, romantic, and…well…sexy! Get some practical tips and fun ideas from one of America’s most prolific sexologists. Lovehoney interviews Pepper Schwartz, PhD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1518636507773-V5AEZIWHFJBE81KHVBNX/love+mix+tape Works - Anatomy of love: A mixed tape This is your body in love. In a new article, Pepper illuminates what it means to be in love...physiologically. And to top it off, for each of love's physiological reactions there is an aptly named love song to go along with it. Get your Valentine's Day on with this special version of a lover's mixed tape! -Go to UW Medicine article- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1542151725925-JZKC75TL1DYL7NN925PC/photo-1511029029301-60680e65f7c7.jpeg Works - How to avoid Thanksgiving family drama. When it comes to politics at the dinner table, Pepper’s advice: “There’s no advantage to talking about politics at Thanksgiving. It’s fraught with danger…Not that it’s not important, but you don’t need it that day. You can do whatever you want to do the other 364 days of the year.” Read the rest of Pepper’s advice to defuse family conflict in this new Right as Rain article by UW Medicine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1604957991915-URIJSLYX0USX4FCKYXAU/Ep.40-Dr.-Pepper-Schwartz.png Works - Dr. Pepper on Calm the Chaos podcast What You’ll Learn: What is the impact of a healthy sex life Is sex necessary for a good marriage? Does any research show that as we age our hormones dictate the desire for pleasure? How does our sexual relationship change as we move past sixty years young! How have people’s relationships and intimacy changed due to COVID lockdowns How does Dr. Schwartz Calm the Chaos in her life? What is Dr. Schwartz’s challenge for all of the listeners Listen to the Calm the Chaos podcast here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1527188382397-2WLEP3PNBX78XZCMOU2G/SUGARS-article-art-facebookJumbo-v4.jpg Works - NYTimes Podcast: "Dear Sugars" Pepper joins the Sugars to dispel myths about sex later in life! Listen in by clicking the link below and pressing play. Sex & Aging - With Dr. Pepper Schwartz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1554756600177-JN1FUMEIHFSRROZXRYIV/sex+over+50+WITH+LETTER+ART+pic.jpg Works - The sex talk: Why older adults may be due for a refresher course By Robyn A. Friedman There’s been a dramatic rise in HIV/AIDS incidences among older adults—but why? And why now? Some of the factors Friedman discusses in her new City & Shore article include: 1) Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, implants and other tools are allowing men to be sexually active longer in life. 2) Many older adults came of age before AIDS was an issue, so they never learned about safe sex or, if they were in a monogamous long-term relationship, they didn’t care. Not to forget how social norms and attitudes influence sexual behavior, Friedman enlists Dr. Schwartz to help explain how sociological and individual factors may also contribute to the rise: 3) “For the most part, older people identify condoms with staving off reproduction, so when they’re not able to get pregnant, they tend to not use condoms,” says Schwartz. 4) “You’re a different human being than you were [when you were younger], and you may have assumptions of what sex will be like, but particularly if you’ve been in a long-term marriage, you haven’t thought about how you measure up on the dating scene, who will find you attractive, what are the new norms of how long you wait and what is acceptable given that everyone knows you’ve had a full sex life at some point,” Schwartz says. “You simply don’t know the dance steps, so it’s a challenge because the rules, if they ever were clear, are even less so at this point.” Continue to full article on City & Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1521571703886-O6WBNDV2OE1JVHY0FOAT/image-asset.jpeg Works - The 8 Most Common Fights Couples Have (And How to Resolve Them) Photo by Deagreez/iStock / Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1627584651200-6HRHSA3R2ZHB3SAAGKAZ/beliefs.jpg Works - 8 Signs You’ve Caught Feelings Dr. Pepper explains the role of emotional signals in falling in love and helps readers suss out whether what they’re feeling is romantic love or platonic love: “Romantic love is characterized by fixation with each other, the notable craving for depth, emotional closeness, and physical intimacy,” Schwartz says. “The energy of platonic love is calmer, more spacious, with less urgency to merge and be as close as possible.” Read the full article on the Greatist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1505243258400-5MPS33V3GYFFXQG6KCST/Family+Symposium+Flyer Works - PhD Schwartz to present at the Family Issues Symposium Along with co-author and research associate Nicholas Velotta, BA, Pepper Schwartz will be giving a lecture at Penn State on October 23 for her forthcoming article: Online dating: Changing intimacy one swipe at a time? The talk will focus on how online dating has and has not affected the dating and mating game. How did online dating manage to make its way into the mainstream? Do we have a better chance at finding The One in the era of matching algorithms? Who are the most attractive people online...and who are the least? Learn how governments around the world are funding online dating programs to prevent population decline. The lecture will be followed by an open Q&A session with the experts themselves. And while you're there, check out all the other amazing topics. Like how Tinder may lead to faster marriages and how children using technology changes family roles and rules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1508264004420-PX50MGISPNL8ZWZR7FGT/KKNW+1150AM Works - Tips on finding your perfect match. Pepper talks about her experiences on Married At First Sight, what to look for in a partner, and what matters long-term. Listen to the interview on 1150 AM KKNW (Interview Date: 10/17/2017 11:30AM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1696881757961-GE1QDK9VHLJXWU4G9Q8E/image-asset.jpeg Works - Senior Sexuality, Mature Relationships, and Love After 60 Advice from Sexologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz. What are the characteristics of a good, intimate relationship as a senior? Are medical doctors a good source of information about sex and intimacy? Why is the media afraid to deal with the topic of love and intimacy after the age of 60? Dr. Pepper covers them all of it! Listen or read on Camp Codger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483035963474-X0XMOE9DMUB4ODHAHMLL/image-asset.jpeg Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1528484461958-L1201QLF9WA5S74ZYAGS/WebVersion_HighRes_QuickLinks_AccordionImage.jpg Works - Love persists, when we are struggling to. In a new article featured in the Journal of Aging Life Care, Pepper and co-author Nicholas Velotta examine what love looks like after youth and how long-term care facilities are contributing to a culture of sexual repression in our aging population. "The Changing Nature of Intimate and Sexual Relationships in Later Life" - Schwartz & Velotta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1513453649638-93ILK89QO013L29DZ07G/image-asset.jpeg Works - What Does A Healthy Relationship Look Like? Along with other relationship experts, Pepper gives readers quick insights into some of the basic constituents of a healthy relationship. -Go to Huffington Post Article- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1544226334496-CCG48TRVTICZL64BENQU/photo-1542145748-4436bd4b6339.jpeg Works - Put a ring on it? No way, more older singles say By Janet Siroto Pepper gives insight on why Americans are shucking marriage today more than ever before. “…Often, the conditions of past marriages were painful enough and difficult enough that they are loath to re-enter that fray.” Read the full article on Considerable by clicking here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1528823864520-C3YPFNFN6ONYB1H9ISYY/pepper_0.png Works - Fundraising progress through May 2018 Help us reach our goal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1609257645843-GKT09IKQNCRXIY2FG10N/image-asset.png Works - Dr. Pepper talks Love & Romance on the PowerUp Podcast -Dr. Schwartz shares her background, how she has achieved success and recognition within her field, and what hurdles she has had to overcome to make a name for herself. -Dr. Schwartz explores the requirements of romantic love and what can make a lasting relationship. -We discuss the characteristics within a relationship that can help OR hinder the individuals' goal attainment and success, and furthermore, how those same characteristics can strengthen or hurt the overall relationship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1616601837771-TO1YND1Q6P7XE28HEVJN/dr.+ruth Works - BBC: The woman who got America talking about sex Dr Ruth Westheimer first became popular on a radio show in New York in the early 1980s. Her frank and open approach to giving advice on all sorts of different questions about sex soon made her a TV personality too. This biographical piece includes interviews with other leading sex experts- both those who inspired Ruth and were inspired by her as well as her contemporaries. Listen here now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1483176802805-Z4JBK9F81SZSERS397V3/image1+2.jpeg Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1617247961003-GHTPCIVSPARPZ6BCI0FT/lukas-rychvalsky-o0GhPKxe5GM-unsplash.jpg Works - Feeling Lonely? Advice For Finding A Partner Later In Life Many people find themselves alone later in life, whether from the loss of a spouse, a divorce or having always been alone, maybe with a little curiosity for what else is out there. NPR talks to Dr. Pepper Schwartz who says that finding companionship and intimacy at an older age is definitely possible. Listen to the show here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1516745431223-2GE382WTGAHXFAY08KHV/SEATTLE+TIMES+AZIZ.jpg Works - Using our words. The Aziz Ansari take-away: Talk about sex before having it. Dr. Schwartz discusses the oft-messy topic of consent in today's polarizing sexual climate in her new Seattle Times Op-Ed. -Go to The Seattle Times article- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1601412400172-CUFWAIGCUUCWHO3V9RNE/Sex+and+Intimacy.jpg Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5847286f5016e1f10625e209/1550180769848-ZU3AGWEHFP2FG90EXH90/woman-bench-stand-by-blonde-157622.jpeg Works - NPR segment: Dating after retirement Pepper sits down with NPR’s 1A WAMU to discuss how men and women date and mate differently post-retirement. 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