Our methodology.
How LoveQuarters chooses topics, researches them, writes them, and updates them. Plus what we will not do, even when it would be convenient.
This page is the closest thing to our editorial constitution. It describes what every cornerstone on the site is supposed to look like, how it gets there, and the lines we do not cross.
If you ever find a page on this site that does not meet what is below, email editorial@lovequarters.com and we will fix it.
How we choose topics
We start with what readers actually search for. The cornerstone topics on this site are the questions adults type into Google about their sex lives, sorted into four areas: lasting longer, intimacy, techniques, and basic guides.
We do not chase trends. We do not write about news cycles. The pages here are meant to stay accurate for years, with periodic review.
Our four standards
Every cornerstone is built against these.
Plain language
Sixth to eighth grade reading level. Short sentences. Common words. Latin medical terms only when necessary, and translated when used.
Real citations
Every statistic in our prose links directly to its source. Most are PubMed. Some are professional society directories (AASECT, Menopause Society). We never cite a number we have not personally read.
No fabrication, ever
No invented quotes attributed to real researchers. No invented testimonials presented as real reader correspondence. No imaginary statistics. If we cannot source a claim with a real reference, we either rephrase it or remove it.
Routes to professionals
We are not a clinic. When a topic crosses into medical territory we route readers to a directory of trained professionals rather than giving treatment advice ourselves.
What we will not do
We will not pretend to be a clinic. We will not put words in the mouths of named experts. We will not invent reader testimonials. We will not recommend prescription medications to specific readers. We will not accept payment to alter or improve a recommendation. We will not optimize content for search engines in ways that make it harder for humans to read. None of this is up for negotiation.
How a cornerstone gets made
Roughly the steps every page on this site follows.
Read the research
We pull the most-cited primary sources for the topic. PubMed first. Professional society guidance second.
Draft in plain language
We write at a sixth-grade reading level. Short sentences. No padding. No vague intensifiers like “substantially” or “dramatically.”
Cite inline
Every statistic gets a hyperlink to its source in the prose itself, not just in a list at the bottom.
Date and review
Every page shows a Published date and a Last reviewed date. Pages get reviewed at least annually, more often when research changes.