Sex Advice With An Edge
– From Masks to Kissing, a Guide to Your Risks By Carly Severn Let’s get this straight: during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no “safe way” to have sex with someone you don’t live with. But humans are humans, and we know some folks will still make the choice to get physically intimate with other …
Go ahead and reinstall Tinder in self-isolation. Or, if that doesn’t work, join a virtual sext bunker. By Allison P. Davis Some things about the human spirit persist, even in crisis: namely, our hunger for one another. Lauren, an editor in Austin, started seeing someone a month ago, and by date three, they’d declared their …
& How To Know If It Applies To You By Kim Wong-Shing Up to 15% of the U.S. population may identify as heteroflexible, according to a 2020 study. That’s more than the number of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people combined. But to many people, this identity is still a mystery. Here’s what it truly means …
By Victoria Brooks The coronavirus pandemic has already profoundly changed many of our lives. And it is certain that the virus will change some things forever. Some industries will fail, others will prosper. We will learn new ways of working and new ways of understanding the impact of capitalism. We will reconsider who the most …
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It’s still a bad idea to sleep with someone new, even if both of you have been social distancing. By Alex Abad-Santos In 2012, the immortal chanteuse Britney Spears sang about the erotic thrill of the apocalypse. “I can’t take it, take it, take no more. Never felt like, felt like this before,” she sang, …
By Shafia Zaloom Exploring sexuality with others can be scary, confusing, and thrilling, and digital devices make every interaction more consequential. Consent must be given in person, during sexual activity, and whenever a new form of sexual activity is initiated. Many young people communicate and establish relationships through technology. This may provide a false sense …
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Women who suffer from the chronic-pain condition vulvodynia often feel isolated from their partners. But a better medical understanding is helping. By Ashley Fetters In her 18 years as a sex therapist in Orange County, California, Stephanie Buehler has come to recognize a certain tense, fraught dynamic in couples when a female partner has vulvodynia. …
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This Might Be Why By Samantha Vincenty Ever needed to sneeze—nose tickling, whole body clenched, staring up at a light in hopes that a big “ACHOO!” will free you—only for the sneeze to somehow stall out, leaving you shaking clenched fists as you accept that the release just ain’t happening? Not being able to have …
By Ellen Scott You might not think that sex has trends. Sex is sex, right? There can’t be that much you can change about it. But sex trends do indeed exist, whether in terms of the tech we’re using to get off, the type of relationships we have, or our views of sexual acts. The …
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By Lux Alptraum A short walk from my home on the Lower East Side of Manhattan lies Katz’s Delicatessen, one of the neighborhood’s biggest tourist attractions. It’s possible you’ve heard of Katz’s because of its famous pastrami sandwiches. But it’s equally likely you know it for reasons completely unrelated to its food: Katz’s is the …
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Not only is senior sex better than younger sex, reveals sex expert Joan Price, but millennials could actually master a more fulfilling iteration of lovemaking from their elders—one that’s based on extended arousal and less pressure to perform. By Isabelle Kohn Most of us are scared to get old, anxious that silver hair, crinkly eyes …
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By Samantha Rea ‘I haven’t eaten tonight – well I have, but I haven’t digested anything!’ I’m talking to Clive*, a TEFL teacher in his 30s who does a funny little laugh at this point. The joke is that Clive has spent the evening ‘eating’ women’s feet, at an event where men with a foot …
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By Paul McKeon “When we first fell in love, we really didn’t know what the future would hold. We were in awe of love’s mysterious forces. But if our relationship has endured, it will have been thoroughly worked through and mirror our maturity in life. Love’s forces will have created a bond between us that …
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Dr Dick Sex Toy Reviews Is BACK! Hey sex fans! I got some fantastic news for you. After a hiatus of nearly three years, I am reviving Dr Dick Sex Toy Reviews. There have been lots of changes in the adult product marketplace over the intervening years and there have been lots of changes here …
I want to share an exchange I had with a fellow named Nick. He’s 30 years old and writes from Canberra. Nick: “So here’s the situation and some facts. Newly out – i.e. just started hooking up with guys last year (I’m 30 years old) and in fact just started having sex last year.” Dr …
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