Sex Advice With An Edge
“Pegging is the ultimate tamer of men… It’s like having a nuclear weapon in your armoury.” by Nichi Hodgson; as told to Sirin Kale I was interning at a now-defunct erotic magazine when I met our resident dominatrix at the office Christmas party. She asked me if I wanted to be her vanilla girl assistant, …
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“I was happy to pursue a flirty friendship with someone who I thought could be much more to me than just someone who paid for nudes.” by Sofia Barrett-Ibarria Like any other job, sex work can be exciting, dynamic, and stimulating—and deeply frustrating, disheartening, and painfully boring. It differs, though, in that it’s often based …
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By Cory Turner and Anya Kamenetz Cora Breuner was sitting at home one day about to do a little work on her laptop. “I remember, when I opened my computer, I looked at my son — who shall remain nameless — and I said, ‘Why is this porn site on my laptop?’” “I’m an adolescent …
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And How Can I Increase Mine? There are real treatments available. By Alyssa Dweck, M.D. Not in the mood to get busy tonight? Don’t panic just yet. Libido in women is complicated. There are a whole host of factors that influence sex drive and affect why you might not want to have sex (tonight, this …
By CARLY CASSELLA Anyone who’s heard of viagra knows that male sexual dysfunction is a widespread and overwhelmingly-researched issue. On the other hand, we know far less about female sexual dysfunction, even though its incidence is ‘alarmingly high‘, especially among young people. New research now suggests roughly half of all Australian women aged 18 to …
Even if you’re an empowered woman, you might still be worried about this conversation. And that’s totally OK. By Gigi Engle Talking about your sexual history isn’t always a walk in the park. Frankly, it can be scary AF. Maybe your so-called “number” is a bit “high,” maybe you’ve had a few threesomes, been with …
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Findings could inform health policy, but professor warns against jumping to conclusions By Sarah Kronenfeld Health-policy makers often make decisions that drastically impact people all across the country, but before they can do that, they need to understand what the population truly needs. That can be difficult, though, when policies affect specific groups with even …
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Everything you need to know about the high-risk kink Professionals explain consent and more. By Ana Valens Chances are you’ve heard the term “edge play” before, either while browsing a BDSM guide or chatting with a friend about Domination and submission. Like many kink terms, it has taboo energy to it. You aren’t supposed to …
according to a professional dominatrix By Lindsay Goldwert Deciding to be dominant in the bedroom often means subverting traditional gender roles. Professional dominatrixes see that all sorts of people want to be dominated. You don’t need to invest in handcuffs, whips, or ropes to get started. All you need are your words, according to Mistress …
By Valeria Escobar Through over 150 interviews spanning five years, two Columbia researchers have tried to “pull back the curtain” on the sex lives of Columbia undergraduates. As concerns around sexual assault have become a central part of the undergraduate student experience, during which as many as one in three women and almost one in …
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How to talk to young kids about consent, and why it matters By Amber Leventry As a parent who is also a survivor of incest, I want nothing more than to protect my children from sexual violence. I constantly wonder what it will take to improve, if not end, rape culture in our society. Every …
By Danielle Fox When we polled our readers earlier this month on what they’ve always wanted to ask a sex coach, they flooded our DM’s with questions, concerns, and complaints about their partners’…techniques. One thing to note: whatever is going on in the bedroom isn’t a “just you” issue, per se. According to the Cleveland …
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This is what it really is By Emily Gulla The type of consensual non-monogamy, explained. “Cuckolding” is one of those sex terms that you’ve probably seen pop up somewhere on the internet (hello, porn sites), but you might never have known what it actually means. As the world becomes more woke to all kinds of …
If the thought of watching your S.O. masturbating turns you on, right this way… By Taylor Andrews Fetishes come in a lot of different shapes and sizes. (I mean, not literally shapes and sizes, but you know, they range from person to person). Some super common fetishes you’ve definitely already heard of (or maybe even …
By Andrew Barron How did homosexuality in humans evolve? Typically, this question is posed as a paradox. The argument is this: gay sex alone can’t produce children, and for traits to evolve, they have to be passed onto children, who get some form of competitive advantage from them. From this perspective, some argue homosexuality should …
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