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  • Cum One, Cum All! How to Spice Up Your Sex Life in 10 Days

    Just 10 days to better O's. It's that easy.

  • Get in the Zone: Get to Know Your Body and All Its Erogenous Zones

    There’s more to sexual pleasure than reaching the Big O.

  • How to Pick the Right Vibrator: A Guide (and Quiz) for Newbies

    Good vibes only.

  • The Erotica Monologues: Your Guide to the Best Porn

    We spoke with sex experts to get the deets on the best (ethical!) porn.

Solo Play

  • Life Is Short, Touch Yourself: A Quick Guide to Solo Pleasure

    When's the last time you gave yourself some love?

  • Does Masturbation Increase Your Sex Drive?

    Touching yourself has benefits that go beyond the big O.

  • FINALLY! How to Give Yourself a Giant O If You’ve Never Had an Orgasm

    It’s time to get to work!

  • Masturbation’s Not-So-Dirty Secret? It’s Good for Our Health

    Self-pleasure can be a big part of your self-care arsenal.

  • How Often Do Women Masturbate? 7 FAQs on Touching Yourself

    No matter your masturbation frequency, it's all good vibes.

Go Off

  • Calling All the Grown and Sexy: The 11 Best Yoga Poses for Sex

    Because, why not?

  • Phone Sex Got You Tongue-Tied? 27 Tips to Help Loosen Your Lips

    How to summon your erotic wordsmith powers.

  • Horny-Moon Is Over: A Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Married Sex Life

    'Til death do us bonk.

  • 8 Tips to Level Up How You Go Down on a Woman

    No, it doesn't involve the ABCs.

  • The Lowdown on Going Down: 23 Tips for Giving a Blow Job

    Tip #1: It’s pretty hard to suck at it.

  • We Heard Your Complaints About 69ing, So We Got Answers

    These tips have us all on team 69. Nice.

  • How to Have Sex Standing Up (Without Throwing Out Your Back)

    It's time to take this show outside of the bedroom.

  • The Scissoring Handbook: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why It’s So Great

    Pop culture gets scissoring all wrong — here's what you should know instead.

  • Starter Guide to BDSM: Rules, Core Values, and Words You Should Know

    Welcome, BDSM-curious babes.

  • The Ultimate Guide to Steamy (and Safe!) Water Sex

    Scuba gear optional.

  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Anal Sex (but Were Too Embarrassed to Ask)

    How to give it a go — safely and comfortably.

Catch Feelings

  • The Science of a Broken Heart and How to Put It Back Together

    Tears are a good thing.

  • Boring Sex Be Gone: How to Add Some Spark Between the Sheets

    Don't worry, there are bright, throbbing lights at the end of this tunnel.

  • Why Sex Can Stir Up Anxious Feelings — and What You Can Do to Cope

    It's actually pretty common. Here's what you should know.

  • The Dirty Deets: According to 3 (S)experts, Here’s How Often Most Couples Have Sex

    The answer might surprise you...

  • 3 People Let Us in on Their Pandemic Dating App Strategies

    Why it's more important than ever to be intentional about it.

  • Search No More, Black Eyed Peas: 55 Ways to Tell Someone You Love Them

    I just called... to say... sh*t, what was it again?

  • Can Revenge Sex Ever Be Healthy? We Weighed the Pros and Cons

    How to take the path that will cause you the least amount of harm.

  • So You’re a Ghost Guy, Like-to-Disappear Guy

    At least you could've said goodbye, guy.

  • Resources for Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Survivors Who Aren’t Sure Where to Turn

    Taking an active role in your recovery can be really empowering.

The Sexuality Spectrum

  • What Does Virginity Mean to LGBTQIA+ Communities?

    The purest definition is your own.

  • 5 Things Straight People Can Learn from Queer Sex

    Sex. Redefined.

  • Let’s Get Emotional: The Deets on Demisexuality

    Sexuality isn't one-size-fits-all.

  • Why More and More People Are Choosing Celibacy

    Plus, tips in case you want to give it a try.

  • Age Preferences: You Have It, I Have It, We All Set It — So, What Gives?

    Here’s why your instinct plays a role in your dating age preferences.

  • All vs. More Than One: What’s the Diff Between Bisexual and Pansexual?

    Same diff, right?

  • So What Does it Mean to be Graysexual?

    Infrequent sexual attraction is often a gray area.

Sex Ed

  • Just the Facts: Sex

    In case you needed more than one reason to indulge, here’s a bunch more.

  • 16 Science-Backed Reasons to Have Sex Tonight

    You don't have to tell us twice.

  • Final Exams: Your Best At-Home and In-Person STI Testing Options

    These options will help you feel secure, no matter the results.

  • This Is Birth Control to Major Tom: Birth Control Options for Men

    Sometimes, condoms just don't cut it.

  • Get Hooked Up: The 8 Best Places to Get Birth Control Online

    Cheers to convenient contraception!

  • Forgot the Condom? Here’s Your After-Sex Game Plan

    Having a game plan is key.

  • How to Use a Condom Correctly — and Non-Awkwardly as Possible

    How to avoid these common mistakes.

  • The 10 Most Common Causes of Pain During Sex and What to Do

    PSA: Sex should *not* hurt.

  • Would an IUD Be Your Birth Control BFF?

    Is it really set it and forget it?

  • Practice Your "O" Face — Female Viagra Is Here to Stay

    Everything we know about "Viagra" for women.

  • Seeing Red? The Deets on Bleeding After Sex

    It's usually NBD, but here's what you should know.

  • Is Natural Birth Control a Bunch of BS? It Depends (and Can Totally Work)

    Here’s how effective each method is.

The Right Tools for the Job

  • 7 Tips to Help You Set the Mood — Plus the Best Products to Try

    These will have you feelin' like the main character in your fave steamy sex scene.

  • 10 Remote-Controlled Sex Toys That Provide Some Distanced Pleasure

    When your partner's away, you can still play.

  • 21 O-mazing Sex Toys to Gift Yourself or Someone Special This Year

    Why not give the gift of pleasure this year?

  • Sex Life Need a Hand? Spice it Up with These 12 Male Sex Toys

    So it doesn't just have to be "U + Ur Hand" tonight.

  • We Rounded Up the Best Condoms for Every Size and Act of Pleasure

    So many options, there’s no excuse not to wear one.

  • How Wet Can You Get? Here’s the DL on Vaginal Lubricants

    Slip into comfort.

  • This Gettin’ Busy Playlist Is Guaranteed to Get You in the Mood

    These tunes will make your bed rock.

  • 12 Spicy Romance Novels for Cold Winter Nights

    It’s gettin’ hot in herre...

  • I Tried Like 100 Arousal Oils — These 4 Are the Best

    Arousal oil =/= lube, but like lube, it brings pleasure.

Asking For a Friend

  • Undercover: How I Dealt with My Foreskin Phobia

    Cut, or uncut? Is that the question?

  • How Much Sex Is Too Much?

    Yes, it's possible to go overboard.

  • What "Should" Your Vagina Taste Like?

    How to keep things so fresh and so clean, clean.

  • Treat Yo Self — Flavored Condom Edition

    Why they’re a thing and what flavors to try.

  • Just How Effective Is the Pull-Out Method at Preventing Pregnancy?

    Does withdrawing before ejaculation count as contraception?

  • The One Thing You Absolutely Must Clean After Sex

    Bits, bed, or (buzzy) buddies? It depends.

  • How to Muffle the Sound of a Vibrator When Your Walls Are Paper Thin

    Btw, it's probably not as loud as you think.

  • SOS: How Often Can You Take Plan B?

    What to do when accidents happen more than once.

  • 5 People Explain Why They Fake Orgasms

    First of all, faking it isn’t something to think of as bad.

  • These are the 7 Most Common Sexual Fantasies — Did Yours Make the Cut?

    The mind is a powerful place.

  • Dong-Tied: Does a Vasectomy Hurt? How to Brace Your Balls for a Beating

    Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, and also, ow.

  • Sex Flush: How to Embrace Your Body’s Natural Arousal Glow

    Why it's totally normal — and nothing to worry about.

  • So, How Long Should Sex Last? It Depends On What You Want

    Sex is a marathon — or a sprint.

  • Period Sex Is Awesome — Here’s How to Do It Right

    Heck YES you can have sex while menstruating.

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