Sex Advice With An Edge
— Having different preferences is totally normal. by Tianna Soto Exploring sexual pleasure through kink is all about finding what feels good to you. Whether you enjoy BDSM, using sex toys in bed, indulging your praise kink, or spicing things up with a little sex chocolate, there are nearly endless fun things to try. Although …
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By Adrienne Santos-Longhurst What’s the short answer? No, penis size doesn’t matter — at least not in terms of desirability or function. Its size has zero bearing on its ability to give and receive pleasure or do any of what it’s supposed to do. That’s not to say that some people don’t prefer a bigger …
— Turn to emergency birth control and STI tests Nothing ruins the post-sex glow like realizing the condom broke. Now what? “You’re probably anxious about what to do next. It’s natural to jump to worst-case scenarios,” says sexual health specialist Henry Ng, MD, MPH. “But don’t let your fears get the best of you. Take …
— The heart of sex research By Justin R. Garcia At the entrance to the Kinsey Institute, at Indiana University, there’s a plaque with a famous quote from its founder, Alfred C. Kinsey: “We are the recorders and reporters of facts — not the judges of the behaviors we describe.” That ethos is at the …
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— And how they affect your love life There’s a lot that comes after the honeymoon stage By Holly Berckelman Did you know there are five stages in long-term relationships? Sex and relationship therapist Georgia Grace helps decode this viral theory. There comes a point in every relationship where you run into the hard stuff. …
BY Tessa Somberg At various points in our lives, orgasms can be the ultimate bliss and the ultimate frustration. Remember that our relationships with our bodies can be fluid and changeable, and sometimes, this can change the sex we have with our partners. For many women, achieving orgasm with a partner can be a challenge …
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— The Top 10 Questions to Ask By Ivy Cosca> Having sex is healthy. Most experts also agree that it’s beneficial to couples — it’s basic human nature! Plus, who doesn’t want to see their partners enjoy sex? It’s easy to navigate your way while getting it on in the bedroom. However, communicating with your …
— ‘Most of the sex I’ve had, I wish I hadn’t bothered’ More and more people are choosing to go without sex. And, in many cases, they’ve never been happier By Emine Saner Caitlin didn’t set out to become celibate – at least not in the beginning. Three years ago, she was coming out of …
— There’s a lot more to this kink than meets the eye By Abigail Moss Financial domination (sometimes shortened to fin dom) is a sexual kink whereby one person allows another to control them financially in some way. This might be by handing over their credit card(s) for a pre-agreed period of time, or by …
— If you like disobeying daddy, this one’s for you. By Gigi Engle Make me. This is the trademark saying for brats. A “brat” is a delightfully disobedient sub within the Dom/sub dynamic in BDSM. “Brats enjoy questioning dominance, as well as like for dominance to be proven to them,” says Emerson Karsh(opens in a …
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— How do I explore my identity? Can I be married to a man and still fancy women? By Alice Snape “It was probably BDSM,” my friend Laura* smirks. We’re at a school reunion, standing outside a bar in my hometown smoking a cigarette. Passing it back and forth in that intimate way we used …
— Gay and bisexual men being abused by romantic partners is the subject of a research brief being presented to the Scottish government By Mary McCool Gay and bisexual men are being abused by romantic partners but face multiple barriers to support, according to recent studies. Research from Glasgow Caledonian University found that one in …
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— For when chains and whips excite you. By Gigi Engle Impact play is an umbrella term for all things sexual involving hitting or being hit with an object in a safe and consensual way. Impact play “can [involve] hitting, punching, or slapping, but you can also get creative like [being] pummeled with fists, alternating …
— Allow us to show you the ropes (pun intended). By Gigi Engle Get out the whips, chains, and leather corsets, because we are getting down and dirty with BDSM today. For kink newbies, BDSM might seem intimidating, which makes complete sense—it’s a practice that can include a lot of high intensity activities. But don’t …
— And 3 Ways To Tame It It’s a feeling we all have, but it’s important not to let it take over your relationships Nobody ever loves to admit it, but we all get jealous once in a while. Jealousy, which is slightly different from envy, is a feeling where you become protective of something …
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