Sex Advice With An Edge
— Sex Experts Share Their Takes And Debunk The Biggest Myths “Vanilla is a delicious flavor.” By Sabrina Talbert When you hear the words “vanilla sex,” what do you think? What kinds of adjectives come to mind? If you’re like many people, you might have a generalized or inaccurate perception of what vanilla looks like: …
— Misinformation can be dangerous wherever you find it. Here’s how to stay safe. By Kate Daniel “Is this syphilis? PLEASE HELP,” user Difficult-Parsnip508 posted to r/STD, a page on Reddit that’s devoted to everything and anything related to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). “I’m female; my last exposure was approximately three weeks ago. I don’t …
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— The pioneering gay writer and editor Michael Denneny, who died on April 12, learned from his teacher Arendt that an individual can be free only as part of a free community by Blake Smith Hannah Arendt left behind little in the way of an obvious institutional or intellectual legacy during her brief years at …
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— Ways to Avoid Unsatisfying Sex It’s time we all elevated our sex lives to the next level. By Ally Sweeten You’re about to have a sexual encounter. All the elements seem to be in place, and you have high hopes. But in its aftermath, you may be forced to face an unfortunate reality. The …
— ‘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 …
— Why are we so bad at talking about sex? Today sees the launch of our new sex column, where couples talk openly about what goes on in their bedroom. But honest communication about sex is hard. Here’s how to get better at it By Coco Khan For many, sex is something easier done than …
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— New York Magazine’s “Sex Diaries” series asks anonymous city dwellers to record a week in their sex lives — with comic, tragic, often sexy, and always revealing results. The column, which began in 2007, is the basis of a new docuseries on HBO. As told to Alyssa Shelasky This week, a landscape architect goes …
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— No wonder there’s a sex recession The allure of digital relationships that can be curated and controlled comes at the expense of mutual vulnerability By Van Badham The western drift away from seeking moral instruction from the church is understandable; the morality plays staged every day on Reddit’s infamous “Am I the Asshole?” threads …
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– But there’s a solution By Konstantin Blyuss & Yuliya Kyrychko The way sex is portrayed in pop culture films and music could easily give you the idea that it, at least physically, should happen easily – particularly for men. Sex may seem like a straightforward activity but it actually involves a high degree of …
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— 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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— ‘She sets a timer for sex and my job is just to enjoy what she’s doing to me’ Stella loves her new-found desire, while Satya is learning how to worry less. And they’re saving their long sessions for the weekend As told to Kitty Drake Stella, 31 — The thing about lesbian sex is …
— Teens weigh in on evolving definitions — and habits By JOCELYN GECKER Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase — typically done via text — that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less …
By Frances Dean Taking care of your sexual health pleasure is actually a huge flex, but society doesn’t make it easy to feel empowered while buying birth control. Condoms — the easiest kind of birth control to obtain and the kind with the least amount of side effects — are marketed almost exclusively to cisgender …
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— ‘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 …
— Here’s How I Handle the Fear and Jealousy That Can Come With Non-Monogamy By Quean Mo Even if you know wholeheartedly that you want to be non-monogamous, actually engaging in that relationship structure can elicit a variety of complex emotions. At the same time that you feel desire, you might also feel fear and jealousy—and …
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